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Bethnal Green 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area | 760 acres |
|---|---|
| Population, estimated mid-year | 46,230 |
| Number of Dwellings | 14 ,590 |
| Rateable Value | £733 ,863 |
| General Rate | 23s. 8d. |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £2,858 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Live Births Number | 830 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 17.9 |
| Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of total live births) | 10.8 |
| Stillbirths: Number | 17 |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | .37 |
| Total live and stillbirths | 18.3 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 12 |
| Infant Mortality Rates: | |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 14.4 |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 10.8 |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 44.4 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 13.2 |
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 10.8 |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirth and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 30.7 |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) Number of deaths | Nil |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | - |
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 12.2 |
During 1962 the Registrar General estimated the population as 46 ,230 which is
260 less than in the previous year.
The death rate was 12,2 per 1,000 persons as compared with a rate of
12.1 for 1961. Both births and deaths depend to some extent on the proportions