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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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rate for persons married during this period is therefore 21.1 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 10 years, 1910-1920 :—
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage rate. | Marriage rate. | |
| 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 |
| 1914 | 1,970 | 17.6 | 19.2 |
| 1915 | 2,723 | 25.0 | 25.8 |
| 1916 | 2,206 | 21.0 | 20.3 |
| 1917 | 1,962 | 180 | 18.5 |
| 1918 | 2,011 | 18.3 | 21.0 |
| 1919 | 2,571 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| Average, 1910-1919 | 2,097 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
| 1920 | 2,380 | 21.1 | 21.7 |
Births and Birth-rate.—The births registered in the Borough
of Hackney during the year 1920 numbered 6,486, of which 3,399
were males and 3,087 females. The total shows an increase of
1,738 compared with the numbered registered during 1919 ; but of
these a certain number must be transferred to other districts, and
certain births, which occurred in out-lying districts, must be transferred
to Hackney in order to get an accurate birth-rate for the
Borough. The Registrar-General has supplied the number of these
transferable births, viz., 775 births to be transferred to other
districts and 299 to Hackney. After these necessary corrections
have been made, the correct total of registered births amongst
Hackney residents is 6,010. From this figure the birth-rate
for Hackney during 1920 has been calculated to be 26.6 per
1,000 of the population. The birth-rate for all London for the
same period is 26.5 per 1,000 of the population.