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Bethnal Green 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
GROSS NUMBERS.
| The Year. | Estimated Population. | No. of Inhabited Houses. | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Corrected Number of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all Ages. | Under One Year | Under Five Years. | ||||||
| 1887 | 129,895 | 18,493 | 2415 | 4989 | 2917 | 814 | 1412 | 598 |
| 1877 | 124,430 | 17,325 | 2438 | 5169 | 2886 | 799 | 1428 | 440 |
| 1878 | 125,110 | 17,311 | 2438 | 5195 | 2951 | 787 | 1426 | 465 |
| 1879 | 125,790 | 17,475 | 2443 | 5246 | 3022 | 784 | 1438 | 526 |
| 1880 | 126,470 | 17,721 | 2463 | 5201 | 2883 | 850 | 1466 | 472 |
| 1881 | 127,006 | 17,739 | 2603 | 5237 | 3054 | 803 | 1504 | 515 |
| 1882 | 127,685 | 17,739 | 2602 | 5256 | 3094 | 886 | 1596 | 486 |
| 1883 | 128,370 | 17,739 | 2602 | 5310 | 3072 | 853 | 1576 | 516 |
| 1884 | 129,055 | 17,739 | 2581 | 5475 | 3009 | 862 | 1523 | 512 |
| 1885 | 129,055 | 17,739 | 2532 | 5158 | 2850 | 760 | 1213 | 534 |
| 1886 | 129,895 | 18,493 | 2437 | 5194 | 3040 | 888 | 1533 | 532 |
| Average of ten years, 1877 to 1886. | 127,286 | 17,702 | 2513 | 5244 | 2986 | 826 | 1470 | 499 |
NOTES.
1. Population at census, 1881—126,961.
2. Area in Acres, 755.
3. Average number of persons in each house at census, 7.2.