Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1903
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In the registration sub-districts of the Borough the birth rates were as overleaf; the death rate in each sub-district is also shewn for purposes of comparison.
Sub-Districts. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. |
---|---|---|
North | 37.77 | 18.68 |
South | 35.48 | 19.00 |
East | 33.28 | 17.00 |
The following table compares the death rates for Bethnal Green and for London by quarters:—
Quarter ending. | London. | Bethnal Green. |
---|---|---|
April 4th | 16.8 | 19.4 |
July 4th | 14.2 | 16.6 |
October 3rd | 13.5 | 17.6 |
January 2nd | 16.1 | 19.3 |
Yearly Average | 15.2 | 18.2 |
MARRIAGES.
First Quarter | 143 |
Second Quarter | 297 |
Third Quarter | 239 |
Fourth Quarter | 278 |
Total | 957 |
This total indicates a marriage rate of 14•7 to every thousand
persons, as against 17•4 in the County of London.