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Hackney 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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rainfall amounting to only 4½ inches during the third quarter of the
Year. During these months there was consequently a great increase in
the infant deaths, due to epidemic diarrhoea. Comparing the chart of
1904, showing the notification of infections with that of 190.", it will
be seen that the increase of infectious disease during the former year
occurred under the heads of chicken-pox and scarlet fever, the latter
being of course more serious than the former. In spite of the unfavourable
conditions noted, the past year may be regarded, from a
public health point of view, as satisfactory.
I am pleased to add that the several officers of the Public Health
Department have during the past year, on the whole, carried out the
duties allotted to them to my entire satisfaction.
Population and Density.—The population of the Borough of
Hackney at the end of June, 1904, I estimate to be 225,663, the
density 68.5 per acre. The following table gives the respective
estimated populations and density for the various sub-districts of the
borough:—
Table.
| Estimated Population | North. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. | Total for Hackney | Total for London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52,404 | 52,945 | 59,801 | 60,513 | 225,663 | 4,648,950 | |
| Area in square acres | 1,132 | 815 | 770 | 601 | 3,292 | 74,839 |
| Density = persons per acre | 46.3 | 64.9 | 77.6 | 100.6 | 68.5 | 62.1 |
*Marriages and Marriage Rate.—The marriages solemnised in
the Borough of Hackney during 1904 numbered 1,710. The annual
rate of persons married in the population of Hackney is, therefore,
15-1 per 1,000. The marriage-rate for London during the same
* I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Tom Hosgood,
Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of
marriages and illegitimate births for the year 1904.