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• Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 9,848 in 1801 to 59,479 in 1901.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, 3.51 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 only 3.17 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1901: The highest rate recorded was 170.54 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 106.06 in 1901.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
MILE END OLD TOWN UPPER	Official	English		01 Oct 1857	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MILE END OLD TOWN WESTERN	Preferred	English	01 Oct 1857	01 May 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MILE END OLD TOWN RegD/PLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Oct 1857	01 May 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
STEPNEY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Oct 1857	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MILE END OLD TOWN CP/Vest/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.