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Since the Census of 1921, the population has fallen
by 7-7 per cent, the reductions in the wards being:,
North 8.4 per cent, East 4.9 per cent, South 9 per
cent, West 10 per cent. The reduction of the population
has of course slightly reduced the density per acre,
although this still remains very high:—
Persons per
acre
North 158
East 109*
South 180
West 174
Borough 142
*If the park land be deducted, the density in the East Ward
is 151 per acre.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages registered in Bethnal
Green during 1931 was 599. This is equal to a rate
of 11 persons marrying per 1,000 of the population.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough
during 1931 was 1,289, and in addition 547 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 1,836 births (959
males, 877 females). The birth-rate for 1931 was,
therefore, 16.8 births per 1,000 population, the lowest
ever recorded in t'he Borough.
The provisional birth-rate for London is given as
15.0, and for England and Wales as 15.8.
ILLEGITIMACY.
Of the 1,836 births credited to this Borough, 40
were illegitimate, being 21 males and 19 females, and
being 2 2 per cent, of the total number of births.