Twelfth annual report to 25th March, 1898...

  • Hammersmith (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
1898
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    258 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH OF THE PARISH OF HAMMERSMITH. For the Year, 1897. Public Health Department, Town Hall, Hammersmith 2bth March, 1898. Gentlemen,—I beg to present to you my Annual Report for last year. The Report will deal with the vital statistics, and with the Sanitary work carried out under the direction of your Vestry during the 52 weeks ending on January 1st, 1898. BIETHS. During last year 3,139 births were registered in this Parish, against 3,007 in the previous year. Making due allowance for the increase of the population, the number of births registered last year was 17 above the average number registered during the last 10 years. On the population estimated up to the middle of the year, i.e., 106,016 inhabitants, the number of births registered was equal to the annual rate of 29.6 per 1,000 persons living. The birth-rate in London on the estimated population of London up to the middle of the year, i.e., 4,463,169 inhabitants, was equal to an annual rate of 30.0 births per 1,000 persons living.
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