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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1900
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900
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Table.
Showing estimated Population, Area and Density of the Registration Sub-Districts in Hackney, at middle of 1900.
| North. | Central. | South West. | South East. | Total for Hackney | Total for London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | 50,498 | 0,463 | 59,844 | 58,171 | 218,976 | 4,589,129 |
| Area in square acres | 1,132 | 815 | 601 | 770 | 3,292 | 74,837 |
| Density = persons per acre | 44.6 | 61.9 | 99.5 | 75.5 | 66.5 | 61.2 |
*Marriages.—The number of marriages solemnized in Hackney
during 1900 was 1684. This is equivalent to a marriage rate of 15.3
per 1,000 persons living. The rate for London for the same period is
17.6 per 1,000.
Births.—The births registered in the Borough of Hackney
during the year 1900 numbered 6,359. This is a decline of 94 on the
number registered during the previous year. The birth-rate for the
Borough for last year is therefore 29.0 per 1,000 living; while that
for London is 22.6 per 1,000 living. The birth-rate varies much in
different parts of Hackney, being only 22.3 per 1,000 living in the
North, while it is 32.6 per 1,000 in the South-East Sub-district.
T able. Births.
| Registration District of Hackney. | Registration Sub-Districti. | All London | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | Central | South West | South East | |||
| Total No. of Births | 6,359 | 1,131 | 1,408 | 1,921 | 1,899 | 130,868 |
| Rate per,1000 living No. of Illegitimate | 29.0 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 22.6 |
| Births | 136 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 Births | 21.3 | |||||
*Illegitimacy. -The number of illegitimate births registered in
Hackney last year was 340; but of these 212 took place in the
*I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Tom Hosgood, Superintendent
Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of marriages and
illegitimate births for the year 1900.