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West Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Births.—The number of births registered daring the year was
8,646 (4,428 males and 4,218 females), being 84 less than the
previous year and 508 less than the average number during the last 10
years. The birth-rate for the year was 30 0 per 1,000, while the
average birth-rate during the 10 years 1900-1909 was 33 2 per 1,000.
Distributed to the various wards of the Borough the births were as
follows :—
Ward. Males. Females.
Total
births.
New Town 223 231 454
Forest Gate 195 211 406
High Street 341 264 605
Broadway 215 160 375
Park 171 160 331
Upton 174 139 313
West Ham 519 525 1,044
Plaistow 571 548 1,119
Hudsons 492 456 948
Canning Town 488 466 954
Tidal Basin 587 594 1,181
Custom House 452 464 916
Illegitimate Births.—162, or 19 per cent. of the above,
were illegitimate births.
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