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Hackney 1909
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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of the factor 1.04262, I obtain for the Borough the corrected general
death rate of 13 7 per 1,000 of the population. The corrected
general mortality rate for 1908 was 13'9, so the rate for last year
shows a slight improvement upon the rate for the preceding year.
Amongst the sub-districts,
| Sub-District. | Population. | No. of Births. | Birthrate. | Total Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The corrected annual death rate from all causes for London
during 1909 is 1475 per 1,000 living.
The following shows the death rate of Hackney from all causes per
| Year. | Hackney. | London. | Year. | Hackney. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infant Mortality.—The deaths of infants under one year of age
registered in the Borough during 1909 numbered 616. This is a
decline of 50 on the number registered during the year 1908. The
infant mortality rate therefore for the last year is 108 per 1,000
births, that for the year 1908, being 117 per 1,000 births.