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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 1893
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1893
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SUMMARY.
1892. 1893.
Estimated population of Bethnal Green 127,040 123,000
Made up as follows:
Young Childeren, under 5 years 18,910 18,210
Persons between 5 and 60 100,800 97,595
Old People over 60 years 7,430 7,195
Area—755 Acres. Number of Inhabited Houses 17,109
(Census 91)
Average number of Persons to each Acre 168.3 162.9
„ „ „ „ London 57.1 57.7
Total number of Deaths in the year 2,984 3,257
Total number of Births in the year 4,911 4,756
Total number of Marriages 1,447 1,403
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green 22.8 22.8
Marriage Rate—London 17.4 17.2
Death Rate—Bethnal Green 23.49 26.47
Death Rate—London 20.6 21.3
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green 38.6 38.6
Birth Rate—London 30.9 31.0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) —Bethnal Green 158.6 177.0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) —London 155.0 164.0
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of
Young Children) 76.1 80.5
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People) 65.5 69.6
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green 4.14 4.14
Zymotic Death Bate—London 2.80 3.0
Inquest Cases 230 282
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held) 1 5