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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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per 1,000 births. Below is given the rates for the different Sub.
Districts of the Borough.
Table.
| Registration District of Hackney. | Registration Sub.District. | All London. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | Central. | Southwest. | South. East. | |||
| Total No. of Births | 5,761 | 1,056 | 1,390 | 1,666 | 1,649 | 122,205 |
| Rate per 1,000 living | 24.8 | 19.4 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 25.8 |
| No. of Illegitimate Births | 124 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 45 | 4,582 |
| Rate per 1,000 Births | 21.5 | 25.5 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 27.2 | 37.0 |
The following table shows the birth rates for the Borough and
its sub.districts during the years 1898 to 1907.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | North Sub. District. | Central Sub. District. | South.West Sub. District. | South.East Sub. District. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 29.4 | 22.4 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 32.7 | 29.5 |
| 1899 | 29.0 | 22.0 | 31. 3 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 29.4 |
| 1900 | 29.0 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 25.8 |
| 1901 | 28.7 | 21.1 | 30.1 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 29.0 |
| 1902 | 28.2 | 21.5 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 28.5 |
| 1903 | 27.6 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 30.9 | 30.6 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 27.2 | 19.5 | 26.5 | 29.9 | 33.5 | 27.9 |
| 1905 | 25.7 | 19.6 | 26.8 | 29.9 | 27.3 | 27.1 |
| 1906 | 25.5 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 26.4 |
| Average 1898—1906 | 27.8 | 20.8 | 28.3 | 30.4 | 30.9 | 28.0 |
| 1907 | 24.8 | 19.4 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 25.8 |