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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Ham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: The following tables give the population, the number of births and birth.rate for the Borough for the past 10 years, and that of England and Wales for the past 53 years :—

The following tables give the population, the number of births and birth.rate for the Borough for the past 10 years, and that of England and Wales for the past 53 years :—

YearPopulation.Nn. of Births Registered.Birth.rate.
1904107,5443,71734.6
1905111,3863,68733.1
1906115,2283,65631.7
1907119,0703,69030.9
1908122,9123,53428.7
1909126,7543,51827.7
1910130,5963,45526.4
1911134,4413,46625.8
1912138,4503,57325.8
1913142,4673,59625.2

Table: England and Wales.

England and Wales.

1860—187035.2
1871—188035'4
1881—189032.5
1891—190029'9
1901—191027'2
1911—191324.0

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Illegitimate Births.
Eighty.three of these were registered, and of these 43 were
males and 40 females, which represents 2'3 per cent, of the total
births. There were 15 deaths. The death.rate of these illegitimate
infants under one year was equal to 181 per 1,000 births
registered, whilst the rate for legitimate was GO per 1,000.