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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 1892
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1892
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Deaths.
General Death Rate.—During the 52 weeks of the year 1892,
4,056 deaths were recorded in the District of Hackney. These
consisted of 1,989 males and 2,067 females. These figures show a
death rate of 17.2 per 1,000, against 17.8 for the year 1891.
Deaths occurring in institutions in Hackney of persons
resident in other districts are excluded from the above figures, but
the deaths of Hackney residents in out-lying institutions are
included.
The following table shows the deaths distributed in the various
Registration Sub-Districts :—
| Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Deaths. | No. of Persons who died in Hackney, lately residing out of the District. | Deaths of Hackney Parishioners in outlying Institutions. | Nett No. of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | females | Males. | Females | Males | Females | Males. | Females | |
| — | ||||||||
| Total Deaths in Hackney (gross) | 4,465 | |||||||
| ,, ,, (nett) | 3,840 | |||||||
| No. of Deaths of Hackney | ||||||||
| Parishioners in outlying Institutions | 125 | 91 | 216 | |||||
| No. of Deaths in Hackney (nett) | 1,864 | 1,976 | 3,840 | |||||
| Total | 4,056 | |||||||