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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 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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In a return issued by the Registrar-General in which
the new population figures are used for the first time, a
footnote states that these are based upon returns
furnished under the National Registration Act, 1915.
The official estimates of populations of Bethnal Green and of London are given below:—
| Year. | Bethnal Green. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 127,824 | 4,518,191 |
| 1914 | 127,662 | 4,516,612 |
| 1915 | 120,207 | 4,310,030 |
Throughout this report I have used the official
figures in the calculation of general death rates, but for
birth and marriage rates and for the death rates of young
children and old persons I have used the estimated
population for 1914, as I am of opinion that this figure
more nearly represents actual numbers, since women,
young children and old people have not been drawn upon
for military purposes.
TABLE A.
| 1914. | 1915. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated population in the middle of the year | 127,662 | 120,207 |
| Total Births | 3,786 | 3,514 |
| Total Deaths | 2,047 | 2,091 |
| Excess of births over deaths, shewing the natural increase of the population | 1,739 | 1,423 |