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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 1923

Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923

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7
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in Bethnal
Green during 1923 was 848. This is equal to a rate
of 14.3 persons married, or 7.1 marriages per 1,000
total population.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough
during 1923 was 2,482, and, in addition, 398 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 2,880 births,
The birth-rate for 1923 was, therefore, 24.2 births
per 1,000 population.

Table: The rates for the last eight years are as follow:—

The rates for the last eight years are as follow:—

191627.3
191722.8
191819.2
191922.4
192033.1
192125.4
192225.2
192324.2

Table: The birth-rates in the four quarters of the year were:—

The birth-rates in the four quarters of the year were:—

First Quarter25.1
Second „25.5
Third „24.2
Fourth „22.1

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Of the 2,880 births, 1,459 were those of males,
and 1,421 those of females.
ILLEGITIMACY.
Of the 2,880 births credited to this Borough, 65
were illegitimate, being 34 males and 31 females, and
being 2.2 per cent. of the total number of births.