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Hackney 1903
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903
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*Illegitimate Births.—I find that during the past year 293
illegitimate births were registered in the Borough of Hackney. Of
this number 191 took place in the Salvation Army Rescue Home,
Mare Street, and were of mothers drawn from districts outside
Hackney. Deducting this number from the total, there remains
102 illegitimate births to be credited to Hackney residents. This
gives an illegitimate birth-rate of 16.5 per 1,000 births.
BIRTH-BATE FOB THE BOROUGH OF HACKEY AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS FOR THE YEARS 1898-1903 COMPARED WITH THAT OF LONDON.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | North Sub-District. | Central Sub-District. | South-East Sub-District | South-West Sub District | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 29.4 | 22.4 | 30.7 | 32.7 | 30.6 | 29.5 |
| 1899 | 29.0 | 22.0 | 31.3 | 31.1 | 30.5 | 29.4 |
| 1900 | 29.0 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 32.6 | 32.1 | 28.5 |
| 1901 | 28.7 | 21.1 | 30.1 | 31.1 | 31.6 | 29.0 |
| 1902 | 28.2 | 21.5 | 28.5 | 31.3 | 80.7 | 28.5 |
| Average 1898—1903 | 28.6 | 21.5 | 29.4 | 31.5 | 31.0 | 28.9 |
| 1903 | 27.6 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 28.4 |
Deaths—The number of deaths from all causes registered in the
Borough of Hackney during the year 1903 was 3,287; but of these
453 were of persons not resident in the Borough. In addition, 328
residents of Hackney died in Institutions outside the Borough.
Making the needful corrections, there were 3,162 deaths of Hackney
residents during the year 1903. This is equivalent to an annual
death-rate of 14.1 per 1,000 living persons. Making a further correction
for age and sex distribution by means of the factor 1.04264, the
*I have here to acknowledge my indebtness to Mr. Tom Hosgood,
Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of
marriages and illegitimate births for the year 1902.