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It will be seen that although there is a total increase in the
population of Hackney compared with the census of 1901, this
is only true with regard to two of the Registration Sub-Districts.
The populations of the North and Central Sub-Districts have
increased to the extent of 6,371; but on the other hand, the
populations of the South-West and South-East Sub-Districts have
decreased to the extent of 2,894. The nett increase for the whole
Borough is therefore only 3,477. The census table further shows
the number of families or separate occupiers in the Borough.
These amount to 50,654, thus giving an average of 4.3 persons per
family.
Although the last intercensal increase of the population has
been small Hackney still remains the sixth largest Borough in the
Metropolis in point of population.
Applying the rate of increase observed at the last census, I
estimate the population of Hackney at the middle of 1911 to be
222,674 persons.
This estimate gives a density of population for the whole
Borough of 67.1 persons per acre, varying from 49.5 persons in the
North Sub-District to 99.0 persons in the South-west Sub-District
per acre.
The following table shows the estimated population and
density of population per acre for each of the Sub-Districts in the
Borough:—