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135, Bethnal Green Road,
May 20th, 1859.
"Property no less than life is interested in the progress of
Sanitary Reform."
Gentlemen,
The Report that I have now the honour
of presenting, comprises the Sanitary Epitome of Bethnal
Green during 1858. Putting in juxta-position the three
years of your regime, the Births and Deaths have ranged
thus:—
Years. Births. Deaths.
1856 3640 1905
1857 3854 2291
1858 3922 2442
Totals. 11,416 6638
As in Bethnal Green, so throughout London, the Deaths
increased year by year; rising consecutively from 56,786 to
60,150 and 63,882. On the triennial average, our Death
rate was 21.55 in the 1000, or one out of every 46.40 living;
that of the Metropolis was 22.51, or one in each 44.42 persons.
The mean temperature was 49.1 in the first year, 51T
in the second, and 49'2 in the third; whilst the "daily
amount of horizontal movement of the air" averaged 100
miles in the first period, 76 in the second, and 86 in the
third. So too the rain-fall varied, being 21.5 inches in 1856,
21.4 in 1857, and 17.2 in 1858. The weather of each month