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VITAL STATISTICS,
SUMMARY.
1884.
1885.
Estimated Population of Bethnal Green
129,055 —
129,055
Made up as follows:—
Young Children, under 5 years
19,700 —
19,700
Adults, between 5 and 60
101,820 —
101,820
Old People, over 60 years
7,535 —
7,535
Area, 755 Acres. Number of Inhabited Houses
17,833 —
17,787
Average number of Persons to each House
(London Census, 7.8)
7.2 —
7.25
Average number of Persons to each Acre
(London Census, 52.5)
171 —
171
Total number of Deaths in the year
3,009 —
2,850
Total number of Births in the year
5,475 —
5,158
Total number of Marriages
2,581 —
2,532
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green
20.0 —
19.62
Marriage Rate—London
17.6 —
16.9
Death Rate—Bethnal Green
22.87 —
22.08
Death Rate—London
20.34 —
19.7
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green
41.62 —
39.96
Birth Rate—London
33.7 —
32.6
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green
157 —
145.4
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London
155 —
148
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated
number of Young Children)
77.30 —
61.57
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number
of Old People)
66.23 —
73.91
(London, 71.5)
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green
4.48 —
3.58
Zymotic Death Rate—London
3.34 —
2.77
Inquest Cases
205 —
209
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held)
16 —
18
Uncertified Death Rate—Bethnal Green
0.12 —
0.14
Uncertified Death Rate—London
1.3 —
1.1
Deaths in Public Institutions
-
534
Violence
-
82
POPULATION AND DENSITY.
I estimated the population of Bethnal Green, for the middle of
the year 1884, at 129,055, and taking into consideration the fact
that the births, deaths, and marriages have all considerably decreased