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SUMMARY.
1886. 1887.
Estimated Population of Bethnal Green—all ages 129,895 129,895
Made up as follows:
Young Children, under 5 years 19,830 19,830
Adults, between 5 and 60 102,480 102,480
[Old People, over 60 years 7,585 7,585
Area—755 Acres. Number of Inhabited Houses 18,493 18,493
Average number of Persons to each House 7.05 7.05
Average number of Persons to each House—London Census 7.8
Average number of Persons to each Acre—Bethnal Green 172 172
Average number of Persons to each Acre—London 52.5 56.4
Total number of Deaths in the year 3,040 2,917
Total number of Births in the year 6,194 4,989
Total number of Marriages 2,437 2,415
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green (Persons Married to 1000
population) 37.52 37.18
Marriage Rate—London (Persons Married to 1000 population) 16.6 16.2
Death Rate—Bethnal Green 23.45 22.45
Death Rate—London 19.9 19.6
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green 40.0 38.41
Birth Rate—London 32.3 31.7
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green 171.0 163.1
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London 159.0 158.0
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of Young
Children) 76.32 71.20
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People) 79.36 73.02
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green 3.93 3.20
Zymotic Death Rate—London 2.69 3.02
Inquest Cases 231 221
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held) 12 11
Uncertified Death Rate—Bethnal Green 0.09 0.09
Uncertified Death Rate—London 1.2 1.1
Deaths in Public Institutions—Bethnal Green 532 598
Violent Deaths 110 90