Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1902
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In the registration sub-districts of Bethnal Green, the birth rates were as under; the death rates in each sub-district are also shewn for purposes of comparison :—
Sub-District. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. |
---|---|---|
North | 37˙57 | 20˙46 |
South | 36˙40 | 21˙47 |
East | 31˙93 | 20˙97 |
The following table compares the birth rates for Bethnal Green and for London by Quarters:—
Quarter ending. | London. | Bethnal Green. |
---|---|---|
March 29th | 29˙8 | 36˙5 |
June 28th | 27˙7 | 33˙7 |
September 27th | 28˙9 | 33˙7 |
January 3rd | 27˙8 | 37˙4 |
Yearly Average | 28˙5 | 35˙32 |
MARRIAGES.
First Quarter | 211 |
Second Quarter | 231 |
Third Quarter | 273 |
Fourth Quarter | 351 |
Total | 1,066 |
This total indicates a marriage rate of 16.4 to every 1,000 persons,
as against 17.7 in the whole of England and Wales.