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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 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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The "Green" Sub-Division has 5558 houses, containing 42,443
persons, giving an average of 7.6 per house.
The "Hackney Road" Sub-Division has 4059 houses, with a population
of 29,808, or 7.3 per house.
The "Church" Sub-Division, with 3791 houses, has a population of
26,574, or 7 per house; so that the "Town" Sub-Division has the
greatest, and the "Church" the smallest number of persons to each
house.
The following Tables will show at a glance the population, with the
number of inhabited houses, and average per house, in 1861 and 1871:—
1861.
| Registration Sub-Divisions. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Average per House. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Road | 3745 | 26,298 | 7 |
| Church | 3849 | 25,528 | 6.6 |
| Town | 2671 | 21,486 | 8 |
| Green | 4466 | 31,789 | 7,1 |
| 14,731 | 105,101 | 7 |
| Registration Sub-Divisions. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Average per House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Road | 4059 | 29,808 | 7.3 |
| Church | 3791 | 26,574 | 7 |
| Town | 2573 | 21,375 | 8.3 |
| Green | 5558 | 42,443 | 7.6 |
| 15,981 | 120,200 |
It will be seen that the "Town" Sub-Division has more persons to the
house than heretofore; yet it is the only one in the Parish in which the
population has positively decreased during the last ten years.
The cause of this diminution is mainly to be ascribed to the demolition