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Bethnal Green 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area | |
| Population, estimated mid-year | 53,860 |
| Number of inhabited houses (at 31st December, 1955) | 16,615 |
| Rateable Value | £444,722 |
| General Rate | 23s.8d. |
| Sura represented by a penny rate | £1,738 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | 419 | 385 | 804 |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 15.7 | ||
| Stillbirths: Legitimate | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | — | —- | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 15.9 |
Deaths
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 10.3 | ||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age- | |||
| Legitimate | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age-
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 20.1 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21.1 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | Nil |
During 1955, the population showed a natural Increase of 282,
that Is that there were 282 more births than deaths, but in spite of
this the Registrar General estimated that the number of persons
resident in the Borough was 1,670 less than In the previous year,
showing that some sixteen hundred persons had been rehoused outside
the Borough or left for other reasons.