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THE ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE
HAMLET OF MILE END OLD TOWN,
For the Year 1900.
To the Mayor, Aldermen & Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Gentlemen—
I beg to present to you my Annual Report of the Health of
Mile End Old Town for the year 1900, and in doing so I must
claim your indulgence for so short a report, as my health has
been indifferent for some time past and am now far from well.
Vital Statistics.
The population of Mile End Old Town in the middle of
1900, estimated on the same basis as last year, is 119,521, and
it is on these figures that the calculations in this report are
based.
Births.
The number of births was 4273, giving a birth rate of 35.7.
Deaths and Death Rate.
The number of deaths from all causes during the past
year was 2311, giving a death rate of 19.3, that of the
Metropolis being 18.2 for the same period.