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Bethnal Green 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
REPORT.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF THE
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN.
Sir and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to place before you my thirtieth
Annual Report on the Vital Statistics and Sanitary
Condition of the Borough of Bethnal Green. The
report covers the fifty-two weeks included in the
registration year 1905 which terminated on 30th day of
December last.
BIRTHS.
The total number of births registered in Bethnal
Green during the year is 4,321, against 4,526 in 1904, a
decrease of 205. The excess of the births over the
deaths is 1,903. Table "A" shews this and compares
the two vears.
TABLE A.
| 1904. | 1905. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated population in the middle of the year | 130,207 | 130,401 |
| Total Births | 4.526 | 4,321 |
| Total Deaths | 2,489 | 2,418 |
| Excess of Births over Deaths, shewing the natural increase of the population | 2,037 | 1,903 |