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SUMMARY.
1896. 1897.
Estimated population of Bethnal Green at all ages 129,200 129,200
„ „ Young Children under 5 years 18,000 18,000
„ „ Old People, over 65 years 4,748 4,748
Area—755 Acres Number of Inhabited Houses 16,542 (Census 1891)
Average number of Persons to each Acre 171 171
Total number of Deaths in the year 2,909 2,761
Total number of Births in the year 4,869 4,818
Total number of Marriages 1,384 14,15
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green 214 21.9
Marriage Rate—London 18.0 185
Death Rate—Bethnal Green 22. 5 21.3
Death Rate—London 18.2 18.2
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green 37.7 37.3
Birth Rate—London 30.2 30.0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green 170.3 169. 0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London 160. 0 158.0
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of
Young Children) 82.6 70.0
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People) 93.5 99.4
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green 4.2 3.4
Zymotic Death Rate—London 2.1 2.5
Inquest Cases 29.6 30.2
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held) 0 1