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Illegitimate Sub-District Females
Births Males Totals
Hackney Road 62 62 124
Green 145 135 280
Church 39 41 80
Town 78 55 133
324 293 617
"The proportion of Births," says the Registrar-General,
"is by the Returns in London 4 in 100." In the City the
proportion is 3, and in England and Wales, 5.5. Vi;wed
morally, the advantage is therefore in favour of Bethnal
Green; the illegitimate returns being little in excess of 2 per
cent.
In Social Statistics the mean age at death was of the
Gentry, 56.45; of the Tradesmen, 23.51; and of the Artisans,
20.47 years. During 1839 the average ages of the
3 classes* were, of Gentlemen 45, of Tradesmen 26, and of
Operatives (excluding Paupers) 16 years. After the first
Vicermiad, the years of life of the 1st class were 66.78, of
the 2nd 49.84, and of the third 52.61. Of all who died the
mean lifetime averaged 38.73 years, and the mean age 22.17.
Our ratio consequently " of the mean age at death to the
mean duration of life" was 1 to 1.7 ; throughout England it
is "1 to 1.4." Nos. 3 and 4 of the Appendix elucidate the
Class and Sub-District means.
The Mortuary Table, No. 2, shows that the fatality from
all causes was 2273, and that the deaths were fewer by 169
* Mr. Chadwieck* Report, page 159.