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Births.
The births registered during the year numbered 11,052,
which consisted of 5,562 males and 5,490 females.
1,891 were registered in the Limehouse District, or at the
rate of 32.6 per 1,000.
4,184 were registered in the Mile End District, or at the
rate of 37 per 1,000.
2,119 were registered in the St. George's District, or at
the rate of 43.1 per 1,000.
2,858 were registered in the Whitechapel District, or at
the rate of 36.2 per 1,000.
This corresponds to a birth rate of 37 per 1,000 of the
population for the whole of the Borough, the average for the
last ten years being 38 per 1,000.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,724.
The proportion of persons married was 18 per 1,000 of the
population.
Per 1,000
of the
population.
395 occurred in the Limehouse District, or 13.5
1,535 ,, ,, Mile End ,, 27.0
281 ,, ,, St. George's „ 11.5
513 ,, ,, Whitechapel „ 13.0
If the number of marriages be any criterion as to the
prosperity of a District, then Mile End is the most prosperous,