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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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The following table gives the number of registered births, birth-rates, etc., for the Sub-districts in the Borough:—
| Registration District of Hackney | Registration Sub-district | All London | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | Central | South-West | South-East | |||
| Total No. of births. | 6,486 | 1,146 | 2,286 | 1,366 | 1,688 | 120,529 |
| Rate per 1,000 living | 28.7 | 20.6 | 41.3 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| No of illegitimate births | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rate per 1,000 births | 24.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
It will be noticed that the birth-rate is abnormally high in
the Central District compared with other Registration Sub-districts.
This is accounted for by reason of 1,008 births occurring during the
year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital, which Institution
is situate in the Central District. Of this number 641 births are
transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough and
its Sub-districts during the years 1910 1920 inclusive:—
| Year | Borough of Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 22.9 | 26.7 | 24.6 | 23.6 |
| 1911 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 24.8 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 24.8 |
| 1912 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 28.4 | 25.7 | 24.5 |
| 1913 | 25.6 | 18.9 | 26.6* | 30.3 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
| 1914 | 25.5 | 18.0 | 32.5 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 24.3 |
| 1915 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 22.6 |
| 1916 | 23.9 | 16.9 | 32.5 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 230 |
| 1917 | 18.9 | 12.4 | 29.7 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
| 1918 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 30.7 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1919 | 210 | 13.2 | 33.9 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 18.3 |
| Average 1910-1919 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 28.6 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 21.9 |
| 1920 | 28.7 | 20.6 | 41.3 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
* The Salvation Army's Mothers' Hospital was opened in 1913.