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*Marriages.—The marriages solemnized in Hackney during the
year 1897 numbered 1788, an increase of 94 upon the number for
1896. This figure gives a marriage rate for the year of 16.9 per 1,000
living persons. The rate for all London for the same period is 18.5
per 1,000.
Births.—The births registered in the district during the year
totalled 6,312, which is equivalent to a birth-rate of 29 per 1,000
living. The annual rate for all London for the same period is 30
per 1,000.
"Illegitimacy.—The number of illegitimate births registered in
Hackney during 1897 was 460; this is an increase of 185 on the
previous year, and is equivalent to an illegitimate birth-rate of 72.8
per 1,000 births. From the above total births it is necessary to
subtract those brought into Hackney from outlying districts by the
Salvation Army Rescue Workers, in order to obtain the true illegitimate
birth-rate for Hackney. The number which should be credited
to districts outside Hackney is 121, which reduces the total
illegitimate births for Hackney to 339, and the illegitimate
birth-rate to 53.7 per 1,000 births.
Deaths.—The number of deaths registered in Hackney during
1897 was 3,838, of which 1,941 were males, and 1897 were females;
but of this total 438 were persons not belonging to the district. In
addition, there were 303 deaths of Hackney parishioners in outside
districts and institutions. Making these corrections, the total
number of deaths to be credited to Hackney is 3,703. This gives an
annual mortality rate of 17.0 per 1,000 living persons. Making a
further correction for age and sex distribution by means of the factor
1.04645, the true rate for the whole district of Hackney for the year
1897 becomes 17.8 per 1,000 living. This is an increase of .7 per
1,000 on the rate for 1896. The death-rate for all London for the
year 1897 is 18.2 per 1,000.
The deaths and rates in the old and new registration subdistricts
I have worked out in the following tables. In both the
rates are annual.
•I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Tom Hosgood, Superintendent
Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of marriages and illegitimate
births for the year 1897.