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Board of Works for the Hackney District.
REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER.
TOWN HALL,
HACKNEY,
November, 1893.
Gentlemen,—
I beg to present my report upon the Health of the District
of Hackney for the year 1892. The general death rate is an
improvement upon that of last year, but the Infantile mortality and
Zymotic death-rate show a slight increase upon those of 1891.
On the whole, Hackney continues to maintain its place as one of
the healthiest districts of London.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Estimated Population.—The usual method of estimating the
population of any district for any particular year during intercensal
periods, is that adopted by the Registrar General. By this method
it is assumed that the rate of growth of the population from the
last census will be the same as that during the preceding decade.
The population for the district of Hackney at the last census—viz.,
that of 1891—was found to be 229,531, an increase having taken
place during the preceding ten years of 43,069. Applying this
rate of increase to the population of Hackney, I estimate it to
become 234,913 at the end of June, 1892. This shows an estimated
total increase of 5,382 during the year. The natural increase,
i.e., the excess of births over deaths, would equal 2,700. The
density of the population of Hackney at the last census was found