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Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS.
Population and Density.
Area=3,287 acres
Population—Census, 1901 = 219,780
„ —Census, 1911 = 222,674
The population of the Borough at the middle of the year
1920 is estimated by the Registrar-General to number:—
For death-rate 225,372
For birth-rate 225,542
This gives a density of population for the whole Borough of
68.5 persons per acre, varying from 51.2 persons per acre in the
Northern Sub-district to 98.4 persons per acre in the South-western
Sub-district. The following table gives the estimated population
and density of population per acre for each of the Registration
Sub-districts in the Borough :—
| North | Central | Southwest | South-East | Total for Hackney | Total for London | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated population | 55,397 | 55,216 | 57,673 | 57,086 | 225,372 | 4,531,971 |
| Area in square acres | 1,081 | 857 | 586 | 764 | 3,288 | 74,816 |
| Density, persons per acre | 51.2 | 64.4 | 98.4 | 74.8 | 68.5 | 60.5 |
*Marriages and Marriage-rates.—During 1920 there were 2,380
marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The annual
* I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. H. Brougham
Loney, Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted the number of
marriages for the year 1920.