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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 1902

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1902

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Table: In the registration sub-districts of Bethnal Green, the birth rates were as under; the death rates in each sub-district are also shewn for purposes of comparison :—

In the registration sub-districts of Bethnal Green, the birth rates were as under; the death rates in each sub-district are also shewn for purposes of comparison :—

Sub-District.Birth Rate.Death Rate.
North37˙5720˙46
South36˙4021˙47
East31˙9320˙97

Table: The following table compares the birth rates for Bethnal Green and for London by Quarters:—

The following table compares the birth rates for Bethnal Green and for London by Quarters:—

Quarter ending.London.Bethnal Green.
March 29th29˙836˙5
June 28th27˙733˙7
September 27th28˙933˙7
January 3rd27˙837˙4
Yearly Average28˙535˙32

Table: MARRIAGES.

MARRIAGES.

First Quarter211
Second Quarter231
Third Quarter273
Fourth Quarter351
Total1,066

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This total indicates a marriage rate of 16.4 to every 1,000 persons,
as against 17.7 in the whole of England and Wales.