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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 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907

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Table: 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:-

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:-

Year.Borough of Hackney.London.
Marriages.Marriage Rate.Marriage Rate.
1897178816.918.5
1898175515.918.8
1899175415.718.6
1900168415.318.0
1901175615.917.6
1902166815.017.8
1903169515.117.4
1904171015.117.0
1905171415.016.9
1906177015.417.1
Average 1897—1906172915.517.7
1907190616.417.0

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Births.—During the year 1907 there were 5,761 births registered
in the Borough of Hackney, 2,908 being males, and 2,853 being
females. This shows a diminution in the number of births of 105
on the number registered during the previous year. The annual
birth rate for the Borough for the year in question is therefore 24.8
per 1,000 living. The table below gives the number of births
registered in the different Sub.Districts with their respective birth
rates compared with that of London. The birth rate for London
for the same period is 25.8 per 1,000 living.
Illegitimate Births and Birth Rates.—There were 304 illegitimate
births registered in the Borough of Hackney during the year,
but of these 186 occurred in the Salvation Army Rescue Home,
Mare Street: 180 of which were of mothers from places outside of
Hackney. Deducting these 180 from the total registered, there
remain 124 illegitimate births amongst the population of Hackney
during 1907. This is equivalent to an illegitimate birth rate of 215