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SUMMARY.
1887.
1888.
Estimated Population of Bethnal Green—all ages
129,895
130,500
Made up as follows
Young Children under 5 years
19,830
19,923
Those between 6 and 60
102,480
102,955
Old people, over 60 years
7,585
7,622
Area—755 Acres. Number of Inhabited Houses
18,493
18,668
Average number of Persons to each House
7.05
6.99
Average number of Persons to each House—London Census
7.8
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Average number of Persons to each Acre—Bethnal Green
172
173
Average number of Persons to each Acre—London
56.4
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Total number of Deaths in the year
2,917
2,958
Total number of Births in the year
4,989
4,936
Total number of Marriages
2,415
2,282
Marriage Rate—Bethnal Green (Persons Married to 1,000
population)
37.18
34.68
Marriage Rate—London (Persons Married to 1,000 population)
16.2
16.1
Death Rate—Bethnal Green
22.45
22.65
Death Rate—London
19.6
18.2
Birth Rate—Bethnal Green
38.41
37.82
Birth Rate—London
31.7
30.7
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—Bethnal Green
163.1
156.0
Infantile Death Rate (on Births)—London
158.0
146.0
Young Children's Death Rate (on estimated number of Young
Children)
71.20
72.41
Old People's Death Rate (on estimated number of Old People)
73.02
79.23
Zymotic Death Rate—Bethnal Green
3.20
4.23
Zymotic Death Rate—London
3.02
2.53
Inquest Cases
221
228
Uncertified Deaths (no Inquests held)
11
2
Uncertified Death Rate—Bethnal Green
0.090
0.015
Uncertified Death Rate—London
1.1
1.0
Deaths in Public Institutions—Bethnal Green
598
556
Violent Deaths
90
93