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Hackney 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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*Marriages and Marriage Rates.—During 1914 there were 1,970
marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The annual rate
for persons married during this period is therefore 17 6 per 1,000
of the population.
The following table gives the number of marriages and marriage rates for the Borough of Hackney and London during the ten years 1905-1914:—
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage Kate. | Marriage Rate. | |
| 1901 | 1,719 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
| 1905 | 1,714 | 15.0 | 16.9 |
| 1900 | 1,770 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
| 1907 | 1,900 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| 1908 | 1,996 | 17.0 | 15.9 |
| 1909 | 2,030 | 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 |
| 1913 | 1,941 | 17.4 | 16.1 |
| Average 1904—1913 | 1,855 | 16.2 | 16.8 |
| 1914 | 1,970 | 17 6 | 19-2 |
Births and Birth-rate.—The births registered in the Borough
of Hackney during the year 1914 numbered 5,708, of which 2,965
were males and 2,743 females. The total shows a decrease of
25 compared with the number registered during 1913. 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 occurring 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 number of these transferable births, viz., 354 births to be
*I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. H. Brougham Loney, Superintendent
Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of marriages for the year 1917