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EEPORT.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the TwentyThird
Annual Report upon the Public Health and
general sanitary condition of the Hamlet, as required
by the Metropolis Local Management Act.
I have based the vital statistics upon an estimated
population of 110,000 inhabitants, although I believe
this number is now much exceeded.
Births
Exceeded those for previous years by 175, and the
birth-rate rose from 37.5 to 39 per 1000 population.
The natural increase of population for the year was
2035, being 281 in excess of the previous year. The
Marriages were also 66 more than the previous year
and 18.5 per 1000 of population. Increase in number
of births and marriages generally indicates a proportionate
increase of prosperity among the community
wherein it occurs.
Deaths.
The total number of Deaths for the year ending
March, 1879, was 2263 (Table I.), showing an increase
of 28 over the previous year and a rate per 1000 population
of 20.5. The deaths include those occurring in
the Workhouses situated in Mile End.