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Hackney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney covers an area of
3,292.389 acres (land and inland water 3,287.192 acres, and tidal
water 5.197 acres), and is divided into four Registration Subdistricts—North,
Central, South-West and South-East Hackney.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough, as ascertained at the last Census
(1931), was 215,333. The Registrar-General has estimated that
at mid-1932 the population was 214,200. This latter figure gives
a density of population of 65.1 persons per acre.
The following table shows the estimated population and density of population of London, Hackney and each of the Electoral Wards and Registration Sub-Districts of the Borough:—
| District. | Estimated Population. | Acreage (Land and Inland Water). | Persons per Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 4,357,800 | 74,850 | 58.2 |
| Hackney | 214,200 | 3,287 | 65.1 |
| Stamford Hill | 36,050 | 726 | 49.6 |
| West Hackney | 18,000 | 216 | 83.3 |
| Kingsland | 20,590 | 231 | 89.1 |
| Downs | 19,100 | 299 | 63.8 |
| Clapton Park | 40,160 | 754 | 53.2 |
| Homerton | 32,570 | 497 | 65.5 |
| South Hackney | 22,180 | 282 | 78.6 |
| Hackney | 25,550 | 282 | 90.6 |
| North | 58,750 | 1,080 | 54.4 |
| Central | 50,070 | 857 | 58.4 |
| South-west | 52,120 | 586 | 88.9 |
| South-east | 53,260 | 764 | 69.7 |
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE AREA.
The Borough varies in elevation between 16 feet and 110 feet
above ordnance datum. The north-west portion lies on yellow clay,
and there is a considerable area on a bed of gravel and sand of
varying depths. Other portions are on brick earth, and in the Lee
Valley there is a bed of alluvial gravel. Underlying the whole of
the Borough is the London blue clay which in a few places appears
near the surface.
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931) 34,155
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1932)
according to Rate Books 36,381
Number of families or separate occupiers
(1931) 59,143
Rateable value (December, 1932) £1,450,768
Sum represented by a penny rate £5,866