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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 1890
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1890
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TABLE VI.
| Quarters. | Stoke Newington | Stamford Hill. | West Hackney. | Hackney. | South Hackney. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 195 | 109 | 346 | 745 | 437 | 1832 | |
| Second | 186 | 97 | 278 | 733 | 263 | 1557 | |
| Third | 196 | 112 | 308 | 731 | 304 | 1651 | |
| Fourth | 185 | 102 | 308 | 754 | 341 | 1690 | |
| Total | 762 | 420 | 1240 | 2963 | 1345 | 6730 | |
| Per cent. 1890 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 18.4 | 44.0 | 20.0 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1889 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 17.9 | 44.0 | 19.7 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1888 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 17.8 | 43.3 | 20.7 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1887 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 17.4 | 42.2 | 20.9 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1886 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 17.9 | 42.0 | 20.9 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1885 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 17.9 | 42.7 | 20.6 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1884 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 19.0 | 41.3 | 21.1 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1883 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 20.0 | 41.2 | 21.5 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1882 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 19.6 | 40.6 | 22.2 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1881 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 20.2 | 40.8 | 21.6 | 100 | |
| „ „ 1871 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 25.9 | 100 | |
| Per cents. of Population | 1881. | 12.2 | 4.9 | 20.2 | 41.2 | 21.5 | 100 |
| 1871. | 7.9 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 40.1 | 24.3 | 100 | |
The births in each sub.district did not vary very largely from
the average, except that there was an increase in West Hackney
of 43, and a diminution in Stamford Hill of 26. The per
centages to total births were 11.3 in Stoke Newington, against
12'2 in 1881 (the census year); 6.3 in Stamford Hill to 5.2 in
1881; 18.4 in West Hackney against 20.2 in 1881; 44.0 in
Hackney against 40.8 in 1881; and 20.0 in South Hackney
against 21.6 in 1881. The total number of births registered in
the district during the 53 weeks was 6,730, of which 762 were
registered in Stoke Newington; 420 in Stamford Hill, 1,240 in
West Hackney; 2,963 in Hackney (Sub.Division), and 1,345 in
South Hackney.