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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 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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SUMMARY.
| 1904 | 1905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population of Bethnal Green | 130,207 | 130,401 |
| Young Children, under 5 years of age | 17,790 | 17,800 |
| Old People, over 60 years of age | 4,801 | 4,808 |
| Area—755 Acres. | ||
| Number of Inhabited Houses | 14,831 | 14,881 |
| Trade Premises not used as Dwellings | 1,359 | 1,411 |
| Average number of Persons to each House (1901 Census, 9.2.) | 8.78 | 8.76 |
| Average number of Persons to each Acre (1901 Census, 170.8.) | 172.5 | 172.8 |
| Rateable Value in April | £527,941 | £531,929 |
| Total number of Deaths in the Year | 2,489 | 2,418 |
| Total number of Births in the Year | 4,526 | 4,321 |
| Total number of Marriages | 945 | 1,012 |
| Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| Marriage Rate—London | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Death Rate—Bethnal Green | 19.1 | 18.6 |
| Death Rate—London | 16.1 | 151 |
| Birth Rate—Bethnal Green | 34.7 | 33.2 |
| Birth Rate—London | 27.9 | 27.1 |
| Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green ... | 157 | 151 |
| Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London | 144 | 129 |
| Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of Young Children) | 600 | 560 |
| Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People) | 91.0 | 98.4 |
| Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Zymotic Death Rate—London | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Inquest Cases | 276 | 247 |
| Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held) | 5 | 9 |