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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 1916
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1916
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SUMMARY.
1916.
1915.
120,207
115,552
Estimated Population of Bethnal Green
Census
Enumeration
Young Children under 5 years
Old People over 65 years
17,690
4,782
Area —759 acres. Number of Inhabited
Houses
14,729
14,732
Rateable Value
£536,107
£533,335
Average number of Persons to each House
8.3
7.9
Average number of Persons to each Acre
158.4
152.2
Total number of Deaths in the year
2,091
1,764
Total number of Births in the year
3,514
3,438
Total number of Marriages
1,536
1,099
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green
19.0
24.2
Marriage Rate—London
...
20.7
Death Rate—Bethnal Green
17.4
15.26
Death Rate —London
16.1
14. 26
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green
27.5
27.35
Birth Rate—London
22.9
23.4
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) —Bethnal
Green
118.0
106.0
110.0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births) —London
87.0
Young Children's Death Rate (on Census
Enumeration of Young Children)
30.6
Old People's Death Rate (on Census Enumeration
of Old People)
73.8
2.67
1.46
Zymotic Death Rate (Bethnal Green)
Zymotic Death Rate (London)
1.5
1.04
Inquest Cases
201
192
SUMMARY.
| 1915. | 1916. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population of Bethnal Green | 120,207 | 115,552 |
| Census Enumeration | Young Children under 5 years | 17,690 |
| Old People over 65 years | 4,782 | |
| Area—759 acres. Number of Inhabited Houses | 14,729 | 14,732 |
| Rateable Value | £536,107 | £533,335 |
| Average number of Persons to each House | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Average number of Persons to each Acre | 158.4 | 152.2 |
| Total number of Deaths in the year | 2,091 | 1,764 |
| Total number of Births in the year | 3,514 | 3,438 |
| Total number of Marriages | 1,536 | 1,099 |
| Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green | 24.2 | 19.0 |
| Marriage Rate—London | ... | 20.7 |
| Death Rate—Bethnal Green | 17.4 | 15.26 |
| Death Rate—London | 16.1 | 14. 26 |
| Birth Rate—Bethnal Green | 27.5 | 27.35 |
| Birth Rate—London | 22.9 | 23.4 |
| Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green | 118.0 | 106.0 |
| Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London | 110.0 | 87.0 |
| Young Children's Death Rate (on Census Enumeration of Young Children) | 30.6 | |
| Old People's Death Rate (on Census Enumeration of Old People) | 73.8 | |
| Zymotic Death Rate (Bethnal Green) | 2.67 | 1.46 |
| Zymotic Death Rate (London) | 1.5 | 1.04 |
| Inquest Cases | 201 | 192 |