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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 1894
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1894
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TABLE A. Population and Births in Sub-Districts for the year 1891 and 1894.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | 1891. | 1894. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population enumerated. | Registered Births. | Population estimated. | Registered Births. | |
| North | 51,520 | 2063 | 47,585 | 1862 |
| South | 33,491 | 1360 | 32,975 | 1240 |
| East | 44,123 | 1575 | 42,440 | 1534 |
| Total | 129,134 | 4998 | 123,000 | 4636 |
BIRTHS.
The Births during the year were 4636 against 4756 in 1893, a
decrease of 120, the excess of the births over the deaths however,
was 1994.
Table "B" shews this and compares the two years.
Table "B" shews this and compares the two years. TABLE B.
| 1894. | 1893. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated population in the middle of the year | 123,000 | 123,000 |
| Total Births | 4,636 | 4,756 |
| Total Deaths | 2,642 | 3,257 |
| Excess of Births over Deaths, showing the natural increase of the Population | 1,994 | 1,499 |