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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 1900
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of Bethnal Green during the year 1900
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The following table compares the birth rates for Bethnal Green and for London by quarters:—
| Quarter ending. | London. | Bethnal Green. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31st | 30.4 | 38.6 | ||
| June 30th | 28.7 | 34.4 | ||
| Sept. 29th | 28.6 | 36.5 | ||
| Dec. 29th | 26.6 | 32.1 | ||
MARRIAGES. The number of marriages celebrated in Bethnal Green is distributed as follows:—
| Quarter ending. | Church of England. | Before Registrar. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31st | 123 | 23 | 146 | ||
| June 30th | 281 | 29 | 310 | ||
| Sept. 29th | 247 | 48 | 295 | ||
| Dec. 29th | 255 | 33 | 288 | ||
| Total | 906 | 133 | 1,039 | ||
The proportion of persons married is 16.0 per thousand of the
population; the corresponding rate for the whole of London is 17.6.
DEATHS OF INFANTS.
Twenty-seven per cent. of the deaths from all causes were those
of infants aged less than 12 months: for out of 4,588 infants born
alive 771 died before reaching the age of one year; thus giving a