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Vital Statistics.
The population of Mile End Old" Town has varied considerably
during the last fifteen years. Although almost every
available plot of land was built over at that time, the increase
of the population goes steadily on, for the reason that during
the last ten years there has been a large influx of aliens, who
have migrated to the Hamlet, and who are content to live
several families in one house. It is not uncommon for three or
four families to occupy a house which used to be previously
tenanted by one.
The Census in 1881 was 102,573.
„ „1891 „ 107,565.
,, ,, 1896 ,, 111,060.
In the beginning of the present year a census for rating
purposes was taken of the whole of London, so that I am
enabled to present a correct estimate of the population of
this district to the middle of the year, and it is on these figures
that the calculations in the present report are based. The
estimated population is 111,226.
Births and Birth Rate.
The number of births during the year was 4,297, 2,187
males and 2,110 females, giving a birth-rate of 37.8 per 1,000.
Deaths and Death Rate.
The number of deaths which occurred in Mile End Old
Town during the past year, from all causes, was 1998.
From these figures deductions have to be made owing to the
fact that part of this number, although dying in Mile End,
belonged to other parishes, and some deaths occuring in other
districts belonging to Mile End, after making the necessary
deductions the number of deaths is, 2,252, giving a death-rate
of 19.9 per 1,000 per annum, that of the Metropolis being
18.2 for the same period, whilst that of the Eastern districts
taken as a whole was 21.7.