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Hackney 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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causes for the year is 13.6 per 1,000 of the population. On further
correcting this rate for age and sex distribution by means of the
factor 1.0066, I obtain the corrected general death-rate of 13 6
per 1,000 of the population for the year 1913. The corrected general
death-rate for the year 1912 was 12.2 per 1,000 of the population,
so that the death-rate for 1913 is 1.4 per 1,000 higher than that
for the previous year.
Amongst the registration sub-districts, the death-rate was lowest in the North Sub-district (12.4 per 1,000), and highest in the South-West Sub-district (15"0 per 1,000).
| Sub-District. | Population. | No. of Births. | Birth rate. | Total Deaths. | Death- rate. (Crude.) | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 51,444 | 1,032 | 19 | 679 | 12.4 | 69 | 67 |
| Central | 51,294 | 1,446 | 26 | 681 | 12.5 | 139 | 96 |
| South-West | 57,639 | 1,740 | 30 | 868 | 15.0 | 166 | 95 |
| South-East | 56,992 | 1,515 | 27 | 826 | 14.5 | 175 | 115 |
| All Hackney | 223,369 | 5,733 | 25 | 3,054 | 13.6 | 519 | 96 |
The corrected annual death-rate from all causes for London
during 1913 is 14.2 per 1,000 living.
The following shows the death rate of Hackney from all causes per 1,000, compared with London during the last decade.
| Year. | Hackney. | London. | Year. | Hackney. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 1909 | 13.2 | 14.0 |
| 1905 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 1910 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| 1906 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 1911 | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 1907 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 1912 | 12.3 | 13.6 |
| 1908 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 1913 | 13.6 | 14.2 |