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Hackney 1865
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table No. 2 shows the rate of births in each sub-district
since 1856, that is to say the per centage to 100 births for the
whole District. Now although the per centage has declined in
Stoke Newington, and Stamford Hill since 1857, yet the
absolute numbar of births is greater in both. In 1857 there
were 167 births in Stoke Newington to 190 in 1865; 153 in
Stamford Hill to 167 in 1865. But in West Hackney the births
were absolutely less, having been 780 in 1861 and 772 in 1865.
The per centage of births decreased most in West Hackney,
having been 32.2 in 1857 and only 23.0 in 1865.
TABLE III.
1865.— D eaths in each S ub -D istrict.
| Quarters | Stoke Newington | Stamford Hill. | West Hackney. | Hackney. | South Hackney. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 26 | 20 | 144 | 266 | 105 | 531 |
| Second | 30 | 22 | 109 | 254 | 99 | 514 |
| Third | 27 | 27 | 111 | 240 | 112 | 517 |
| Fourth | 35 | 35 | 106 | 273 | 146 | 595 |
| Totals | 118 | 104 | 470 | 1033 | 462 | 2187 |
| PerCentgs. | 6.0 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 41.1 | 23.6 | 100 |
We perceive by Table 3 that there were 2187 deaths in the
whole District, of which 118 were registered in Stoke Newington,
104 in Stamford Hill, 470 in West Hackney, 1033 in
Hackney, and 462 in South Hackney. This number 1033 in
Hackney includes the deaths in the East London Union,
German Hospital, and Union Workhouse. I have hitherto
deducted the deaths in the Union and spread them over the
other Districts pro rata to the population, but do not propose
doing so for the future as the residents in Hackney and South
Hackney have increased out of all proportion to the other