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*BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year
was 4,152 against 4,430 in the preceding year, a
decrease of 333. The births exceeded the deaths by
1,871. Table "A" shews this and compares the two
years.
DEATHS.
The weekly returns of the local registrars give
particulars of 2,200 deaths in Bethnal Green during
the year. This number indicates a crude death rate
of 16.82. Amongst the deaths registered as occurring
in the Borough are included those of 298 non-residents
who were temporarily in-patients of Public Institutions
situated in Bethnal Green. Twelve other
persons, also non-residents, died sudden deaths or
were found dead in the streets, water-ways or public
places of Bethnal Green, they were:—
A man aged 72 of Wanstead, died suddenly of heart
disease at Globe Road Railway Station.
A fish-hawker aged 53 of Kingsland Road, died in
Bethnal Green Road from heart disease and chronic
alcoholism.
A boy aged 7 years, the son of a Hoxton Porter, was
found drowned in the Regent's Canal.
A Coffee-house keeper from Islington died from
Hœmorrhage, caused by gastric ulcer, whilst on a visit to
some friends at Evesham Houses.
A newly born child was found drowned in Duckett's
Canal.
*On December 14th, the wife of a printer, residing in Kerbela Street, gave
birth to triplets, a male and two females, they lived 2, 3 and 8 days, and died from
inanition.