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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 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE 1.
1864.—Births in each Sub-District.
| Quarters. | Stoke Newington. | Stamford Hill. | West Hackney | Hackney | South Hackney | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 32 | 39 | 207 | 337 | 176 | 791 | |
| Second | 56 | 30 | 214 | 295 | 165 | 760 | |
| Third | 48 | 40 | 204 | 308 | 226 | 826 | |
| Fourth | 49 | 37 | 175 | 313 | 219 | 793 | |
| Totals | 185 | 146 | 800 | 1253 | 786 | 3170 | |
| Per Centages | Births | 5.8 | 4.6 | 25.2 | 39.6 | 24.8 | 100 |
| Pop.1861 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 29.2 | 37.8 | 18.5 | 100 | |
The first table to which I shall draw your attention, is one
showing the number of Births in each Sub-District, and the
rate of birth as compared with the population. By this we see
that the smallest birth-rate in 1864 corresponded with the
smallest population in 1861, and the largest birth-rate with the
largest population. Also that out of each 1000 births registered
for the whole District, 46 took place in Stamford Hill sub-district,
58 in Stoke Newington, 252 in West Hackney, 248 in
South Hackney, and 396 in Hackney sub-districts; that the
largest number of births were registered in the third, and the
smallest in the second quarter
The total number of births registered in the District was
3170, of which 185 were registered in Stoke Newington, 146
in Stamford Hill, 800 in West Hackney, 1253 in Hackney,
and 786 in South Hackney.
The next table to which I wish to refer, is one showing the
birth-rate for each Sub-District, since 1856: