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SUMMARY.
1897. 1898.
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 2,761 2,872
Total number of Births in the year 4,818 4,779
Total number of Marriages 1,415 1,296
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green 21.9 20.0
Marriage Rate—London 18.5 18.7
Death Rate—Bethnal Green 213 22 2
Death Rate - London 18.2 18.7
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green 37.3 37.0
Birth Rate—London 30.0 29.5
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green 169 184
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London 159 166
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of
Young Children) 70.0 79.3
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old
People) 99.4 91.4
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green 3.4 3.8
Zymotic Death Rate—London 2.5 2.7
Inquest Cases 302 290
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held) 1 3