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168 births occurred outside the Borough, the parents being residents of
Stepney.
16 belonged to Limehouse.
20 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
70 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
62 belonged to Whitechapel.
Births in
Outlying
Districts.
3 sets of triplets were born in the Borough during the year. The parents
of 1 set were non-residents.
Triplets.
The Notification of Births Act applies to the notification of any child
which is born after the 28th week of pregnancy whether alive or dead.
Notification
of Births
A r.t.
The number of births notified was 3,978—3,844 live births and 134 stillbirths.
2,633 were notified by midwives and 1,345 by doctors and parents.
The total number of marriages which took place during the year was 2,044
or 95 less than in the previous year.
Marriages.
T he proportion ot persons married was 18.1 per 1,000 ot the population.
The total number of deaths, after deducting deaths of non-residents who
lied in the Borough and adding those residents who died in Outlying Institu:ions
was 2,958—1,605 males and 1,353 females—or 242 more than in the
srevious year.
Deaths
666 of the deaths belonged to Limehouse.
478 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
1,106 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town.
708 of the deaths belonged to Whitechapel.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 13.1 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 12.4 per 1,000.
2,470 deaths occurred in public Institutions in the Borough, of which 1,643
belonged to Stepney and 827 belonged to other Boroughs.
Deaths in
Public
Institutions
in the
Borough.
Belonging Belonging to
to Stepney, other Boroughs.
East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial Road 8 14
East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell 42 76
London Hospital, Whitechapel Road 191 611
London Jewish Hospital, Stepney Green 62 25
Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road 445 27
St. George's Hospital, Raine Street 443 11
St. Peter's Hospital, Vallance Road 368 47
Sick Room Help Society, 24, Underwood Street 10 8
Stepney Institution, South Grove 74 8