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Hackney 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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*Marriages and Marriage Rates.—During 1913 there were
1,941 marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The
annual marriage rate for persons married during this period is
therefore 17'4 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 during the ten years 1903- 1912:—
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | |
| 1903 | 1,695 | 15.1 | 17.4 |
| 1904 | 1,710 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
| 1905 | 1,714 | 15.0 | 16.9 |
| 1906 | 1,770 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
| 1907 | 1,906 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| 1908 | 1,996 | 17.0 | 15.9 |
| 1909 | 2,036 | 17.2 | 15.8 |
| 1910 | 1,700 | 14-3 | 16.0 |
| 1911 | 1,919 | 17-2 | 17.8 |
| 1912 | 1,967 | 17 6 | 18.6 |
| Average 1903—1912 | 1,841 | 160 | 16.9 |
| 1913 | 1,941 | 174 | 16.1 |
Births and Birth-rate.—The births registered in the Borough
of Hackney during the year 1913 numbered 5,733, of which 2,916
were males and 2,817 females. The total shows an increase of 308
compared with the number registered in the Borough during 1912.
This total is the actual number of births registered in Hackney ; but
of these a certain number must be transferred to other districts,
and there are also certain births in outlying districts which must
be transferred to Hackney in order to get an accurate birth-rate
for the Borough. The Registrar-General has supplied me with the
*I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mi. H. Brougham Loney, Superintendent'
Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of marriages for the year 1913.