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Hackney 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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Deaths.—The deaths registered in the Borough during 1914
numbered 3,233, but of these 662 were deaths of non-residents
dying in institutions and other places in the Borough. There
were, however, 557 residents of Hackney who died during the year
in institutions in other districts. On making the necessary corrections,
I find the correct number of deaths amongst Hackney
residents during 1914 was 3,128. This is an increase of 74 upon
the number of deaths occurring during 1913. The general deathrate
from all causes for the year 1914 is 13.9 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 13.9 per 1,000 of the population for the year
1914. Compared with the corrected general death-rate for 1913, that
of 1914 is .2 higher.
Amongst the Registration Sub-districts, the death-rate was lowest in the North Sub-district (12.5 per 1,000), and highest in the South-East sub-district (15.4 per 1,000).
| Sub-District. | Population. | No. of Births. | Birthrate. | Total Deaths. | Death-rate. (Crude.) | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 54,775 | 989 | 18 0 | 690 | 12 5 | 88 | 89 |
| Central | 51,601 | 1,774 | 32 5 | 692 | 126 | 116 | 65 |
| South-West | 57,453 | 1,402 | 244 | 866 | 150 | 110 | 78 |
| South-East | 56,889 | 1,543 | 271 | 880 | 154 | 178 | 115 |
| All Hackney | 223,718 | 5,708 | 255 | 3,128 | 139 | 492 | 86 |
The corrected annual death-rate from all causes for London
during 1914 is 14.4 per 1,000 living.