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DEATHS.
Males Females TOTAL Death Rate
695 622 1,317 11.7
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of,
childbirth : —
From Sepsis 3
From other causes
INFANT MORTALITY.
Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000
births :—
Legitimate 70.7
Illegitimate 186.4
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 44
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 12
,, „ Diarrhœa (under two years of age) 33
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General estimates the population of
the Borough at the middle of 1928 to have been 112,200.
This is a substantial reduction on the figures given for
recent years: 117,900 in 1927, and 119,600 in 1926. I
I have not the means to confirm or criticize the estimate,
in calculating which, no doubt, regard has been had to
the new and fuller register of electors and to the effect
of the movement of the population to the newer housing
accommodation in Greater London. It is possible, of
course, if some general factor has been adopted, that
the actual incidence of migration from Bethnal Green
may be somewhat exaggerated. As, however, I have
no specific evidence in the matter, the estimate of the
Registrar-General has been accepted as the basis for the
calculation of the vital statistics in this report.