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Bethnal Green 1909

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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SUMMARY.

19081909
Estimated Population of Bethnal Green—131,006131,316
Young Children, under 5 years17,90017,930
Old People, over 65 years57,25057,300
Area—755 Acres. Number of Inhabited Houses14,88814,829
Rateable Value£549,991£548,182
Average number of Persons to each House (1901 London Census 9.2)8.88.8
Average number of Persons to each Acre (1901 London Census 170.8)173.51739
Total number of Deaths in the year2,2752,197
Total number of Births in the year4,3414,132
Total number of Marriages927912
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green14.1513.9
Marriage Rate—London15.9
Death Rate—Bethnal Green17.1016.73
Death Rate—London13.8014.00
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green32.6431.47
Birth Rate—London25.2024.40
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) Bethnal Green131.80129.25
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) London113.00108.00
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of Young Children)50.546.3
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People75.988.6
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green2.461.93
Zymotic Death Rate—London1.351.31
Inquest Cases277275
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquest held)02