HC Deb 15 June 1915 vol 72 cc550-1W
Mr. DICKINSON

asked the President of the Local Government Board if he will give statistics for each quarter from that ended on 31st December, 1910, to that ended on 31st March, 1915, as to the number of births; the number of births per 1,000 population; the number of deaths of infants under one year of age; the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births in each of the following areas, namely, England and Wales; London; England and Wales, excluding London; the ninety-seven great towns, as aggregated in the Returns of the Registrar-General; and the 145 smaller towns, as aggregated?

Mr. LONG

The following statement gives the information desired by the hon. Member:—

Numbers of Births and Birth-rates, and Numbers of Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, and Rates of Infantile Mortality in England and Wales; in London; in England and Wales, excluding London; in the Great Towns; and in the Smaller Towns.
— 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915.
4th Qr. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. 1st Qr.
BIRTHS—
England and Wales 213,348 223,588 225,777 222,601 209,269 222,589 218,096 219,310 212,856 216,330 227,012 225,240 212,135 217,187 226,013 226,998 208,276 221,447
London 27,847 29,305 28,430 28,057 27,018 29,020 27,854 27,700 26,938 28,945 28,342 27,769 28,766 28,235 28,378 27,990 26,398 28,240
England and Wales, excluding London 185,501 194,283 197,347 194,544 182,251 193,569 190,242 191,610 185,918 187,385 198,670 197,471 183,369 188,952 197,635 199,008 181,878 193,207
Great towns 99,716 106,488 105,158 102,641 98,451 112,565 109,963 109,010 105,596 113,172 115,094 112,553 115,425 113,577 115,130 115,121 105,289 114,334
Smaller towns 28,154 29,375 29,822 29,651 27,590 28,649 27,428 27,952 27,153 27,246 28,608 28,477 27,188 27,621 28,492 29,076 26,227 28,229
BIRTHS per 1,000 population—
England and Wales 23.6 25.1 25.0 24.4 23.0 24.4 23.9 23.8 23.1 23.8 24.7 24.2 22.8 23.6 24.3 24.1 22.2 24.1
London 24.7 26.0 25.2 24.9 24.0 25.8 24.7 24.6 23.9 25.7 25.2 24.7 23.7 25.1 25.2 24.9 23.4 25.1
England and Wales, excluding London 23.5 24.9 25.0 24.4 22.8 24.2 23.8 24.0 23.3 23.2 24.6 24.4 21.1 23 1 24.2 24.3 22.3 23.6
Great towns 24.9 26.4 26.1 25.5 24.4 25.7 25.0 24.8 24.0 25 4 25 9 25.3 24.1 25 1 25.5 25.5 23.3 25.3
Smaller town 22.8 23.9 24.0 23.6 22.0 24.6 23.7 23.9 23.2 23.7 24.6 24.2 23.1 23.7 24.2 24.4 22.0 24.1
DEATHS of Infants under one year of age—
England and Wales 25,885 25,795 20,593 44,818 23,592 25,352 19,343 17,360 20,884 26,473 20,129 25,183 24,012 25,017 19,890 25,465 21,792 28,417
London 3,572 3,165 2,524 5,693 3,658 2,745 2,293 2,230 2,787 3,353 2,285 2,916 3,315 2,717 2,238 3,557 2,883 3,142
England and Wales, excluding London 22,313 22,630 18,069 29,125 29,534 22,606 17,050 15,130 18,097 23,120 17,814 22,207 20,697 22,300 17,652 21,908 18,909 25,275
Great towns 13,668 12,261 10,141 23,127 12,347 12,713 10,178 9,415 11,767 14,115 10,461 14,051 11,482 13,203 10,687 14,789 12,277 14,258
Smaller town 3,338 3,363 2,600 6,438 3,038 3,536 2,550 2,187 2,640 3,415 2,614 3,261 3,124 3,270 2,411 3,214 2,683 4,622
DEATHS of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—
England and Wales 121 113 81 201 113 114 89 79 98 122 89 112 113 115 88 112 105 128
London 128 108 89 203 113 95 82 81 103 116 81 105 115 96 79 127 109 111
England and Wales, excluding London 120 116 92 201 113 117 90 79 97 123 90 113 113 118 89 110 104 131
Great towns 137 115 96 225 125 113 93 86 111 125 91 125 125 116 93 128 117 125
Smaller towns 119 114 87 217 110 123 93 78 97 126 91 115 115 118 85 111 102 112
NOTE.—Except for the fourth quarter of 1913, the figures for the towns refer to periods of 13 weeks; for that quarter they refer to a period of 14 weeks. The figures for the 97 Great Towns and for the 115 Smaller Towns cannot be given for the whole period. Up to the end of 1911 the number of Great Towns was 77, and the number of Smaller Towns 136. Since then the number of Great Towns has varied between 94 and 97, and the number of Smaller Towns between 145 and 147.