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Bethnal Green 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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The population of the parish comprised in 1871—120,104 persons, of whom 59,073 were males and 61,031 females.
In 1881 these had increased to 126,961 persons, of whom 62,546 were males and 64,415 females.
These were distributed in the various districts of the parish as under:—
Registration
Sub-District.
Area in
Statute
Acres.
HOUSES.
POPULATION.
1871.
1881.
Persons.
Males.
Females.
Inhabited.
Uninhabited.
Building.
Inhabited.
Uninhabited.
Building.
1871
1881.
1871.
1881.
1871.
1881.
1 —Hackney Road
141
4003
76
13
3774
110
13
29,822
29,738
14,944
14,689
14,878
15,049
2—Green
390
5574
193
56
6051
165
12
42,433
47,932
20,550
23,401
21,883
24,531
3—Church
131
3776
104
19
4399
239
5
26,577
29,981
12,994
14,796
13,583
15,185
4—Town
93
2546
68
2
2382
105
28
21,272
19.310
10,585
9,660
10,687
9,650