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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 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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Table: The following table gives the marriage rates for Hackney and London for the 10 years ending 1902.

The following table gives the marriage rates for Hackney and London for the 10 years ending 1902.

Year.Borough of Hackney.London.
Marriage3.Marriage Rate.Marriage Rate.
1893177614.817.2
1894159213.217.0
1895154014.217.2
1896169416.318.0
1897178816.918.5
1898175515.918.8
1899175415.718.6
1900168415.318.0
1901175615.917.6
1902166815.017.8
Average 1893.1902170015.317.8
1903169515117.4

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Births.—During 1903 there were 6,180 births in the Borough of
Hackney, 3,141 males and 3,039 females. This is equivalent to a
birth-rate of 27.6 per 1,000 living persons for the whole Borough.
This shows a decline upon the rate for 1902, which was 28.2 per 1,000
living. The birth-rate was lowest in the North Sub-District, viz.
19.9 per 1,000, and the highest in the South-West Sub-District, viz.
30.9 per 1,000 living persons.

Table: Table. Births.

Table. Births.

Registration District of Hackney.Registration Sub-Districts.All London
NorthCentralSouth WestSouth East
Total No. of Births6,1801,0321,4601,8191,869130,906
Rate per 1,000 living27.619.927.930.630.928.4
No. of Illegitimate Births102
Rate per 1,000 Births16.5