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Hackney 1907
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907
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who was appointed to an Inspectorship of Factories under the Home
Office. Miss Newton was an extremely able and conscientious
Inspector and rendered excellent service to the Borough.
Population and Density.—Applying the rate of increase of
population during the last intercensal period to the year 1907, I
estimate the population of the Borough of Hackney at the end of
June to be 232,081 persons. The density of the whole Borough
has thus increased to 70.6 persons per acre, varying from 501 in
the North Sub.District to 104 4 persons per acre in the South.West
Sub.District. The following table gives the population and density
of the Sub.districts of the Borough compared with the whole of
London:—
Table
| North. | Central. | Southwest. | South. East. | Total for Hackney | Total for London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | 54,265 | 55,352 | 61,120 | 61,344 | 232,081 | 4,758,218 |
| Area in square acres | 1,082 | 856 | 585 | 764 | 3,287 | 74,839 |
| Density—persons per acre | 50.1 | 64.6 | 104.4 | 80.3 | 70.6 | 63.4 |
Marriages and Marriage Rates.—During the year 1907 there
were 1906 marriages solemnized in the Borough of Hackney. The
annual rate of persons married for this period is, therefore, 16 4
per 1,000 of the estimated population. The marriage rate for all
London for the same period is 17 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table gives the number of marriages and the marriage
rates for the Borough of Hackney and London for the ten years,
1897.1906
*I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Tom Hosgood, Superintendent
Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of marriages for tne year 1907.