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The percentage, however, was smaller than in 1886 and 1887.
There was a small increase in the number for Stoke Newington,
West Hackney, and Hackney, but a decided decrease in South
Hackney, as only 1,318 were registered in 1889, against 1,349
in 1888, and 1,406 in 1887. As before pointed out, the birthrate
has been diminishing in England and Wales, until in
1889 it had reached a lower figure than in any year since the
registration of births and deaths was commenced The deathrate
had also declined in a greater ratio than the birth-rate.

It will be seen on examining this table that the number
of deaths (corrected) in each of the sub-districts was smaller
than of late years. There has been a large reduction in the
mortality in Hackney Sub-district, which might have been
expected, as it includes a larger proportion of poor than any
other, and because the weather was unusually favourable, and
work more plentiful than usual. The numbers given are not
absolutely accurate, as all the deaths of persons drowned, and
deaths in extraneous hospitals having the word 'Hackney'
only given, have been carried to this sub-division. Besides
this, the City of London Union, the Fever, French, and