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MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in Bethnal
Green during 1922 was 960. This is equal to a rate
of 16.2 persons married per 1,000 total population
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough
during 1922 was 2,579, and in addition 402 occurred
outside the Borough to Bethnal Green residents in
excess of those occurring in Bethnal Green to residents
of other localities, making a total of 2,981
births. The birth rate for 1922 was therefore 25.2
births per 1,000 population. This compares with : —
1916 27.3
1917 22.8
1918 19.2
1919 22.4
1920 33.1
1921 25.4
The birth rates in the four quarters of the year
were : —
First quarter 27.4
Second „ 26.2
Third „ 24.1
Fourth „ 22.9
Of the 2,981 births, 1,480 were those of males
and 1,501 those of females.
ILLEGITIMACY.
Of the 2,981 births credited to this Borough, 66
were illegitimate, being 34 males and 32 females, and
being 2.2 per cent. of the total number of births.