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Hackney 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough and 1
its Sub-districts during the years 1903 to 1913 inclusive:—
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | North Sub-District. | Central Sub-District. | South-West Sub-District. | South-East Sub-District. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20.4 |
| 1907 | 24.8 | 19.4 | 25.1 | 97.2 | 26.8 | 25.8 |
| 1908 | 24.3 | 18.6 | 23.0 | 28.7 | 26.0 | 25.2 |
| 1909 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 23.1 | 29.4 | 24.0 | 24.2 |
| 1910 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 22.9 | 26.7 | 24.6 | 23.6 |
| 1911 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 24.8 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 24.8 |
| 1912 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 28.4 | 25.7 | 24.5 |
| Average 1903-191:' | 25.1 | 18.9 | 24.9 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 25.7 |
| 1913 | 25.6 | 18.9 | 26.6 | 30.3 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
Deaths.—The deaths registered in the Borough of Hackney
(luring 1913 numbered 3,156, but of these 665 were deaths of nonresidents
dying in institutions and other places in the Borough.
There were, however, 563 residents of Hackney who died during
the year in institutions in other districts. On making the necessary
corrections by deducting 665 from the total deaths registered in
the Borough, and adding 563 to the result, I obtain the corrected
number of deaths amongst Hackney residents during 1913, viz.,
3,054. This is an increase of 334 upon the number of deaths
occurring during 1912. The general death-rate from all