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1856, 1860, 1862, and slightly in 1864, 1865, and 1866. The
mortality from fever has been more uniform than either of the
other diseases, as Hackney has not suffered from it to so great
an extent as adjacent districts. The tendency of these diseases
to become epidemic every fourth year is very striking, and may
arise, to a great extent, from the rarity with which second
attacks occur in the same individual; so that after an epidemic
there would be fewer persons capable of infection, than after a
lapse of two or three years. I must not be supposed, in making
these observations, to throw any doubt on the good results which
must necessarily follow the removal of nuisances, but I do so to
prevent discredit being thrown on sanitary operations, by more
good being expected from them than they can effect.
The number of births registered during the year was in excess
of any former year, viz., 4,029 against 3,913 in 1869, and 3,776
in 1868. I may mention here, that the number of deaths and
births are for 52 weeks in each year, and, therefore, not strictly
correct, but as the same number of days are included in each
year, the totals are correct for comparing one with the other.

The largest number of births were registered in the first
quarter of the year, and the smallest in the second. The largest
number of births happened in Hackney sub-district, viz., 1535,