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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1910
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1910 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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In 1901, the actual number found by enumeration
was 129,680; and, should the normal increase have
been maintained, the Registrar-General's figure would
represent our population. But, taking into consideration
the large number of houses now unoccupied in
Bethnal Green, together with the decreasing numbers
of births and deaths, I feel sure the census figure of
1901 more nearly represents our actual numbers than
does the official estimate. The results of the census
taken on Sunday, April 2nd, last are not yet published*,
so that in the absence of the actual enumeration
statistics I feel bound to accept the estimate of the
Registrar-General.
TABLE A.
| 1909 | 1910 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated population in the middle of the year | 131,316 | 131,579 |
| Total Births | 4,132 | 4,208 |
| Total Deaths | 2,197 | 2,003 |
| Excess of Births over Deaths, shewing the natural increase of the population | 1,935 | 2,205 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of births registered during the year
was 4,040, but in addition to these I have received
information of 168 infants born of Bethnal Green