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Hackney 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS.
Population and Density.
Area =3,287 acres.
Population—Census, 1901= 219,780
,, —Census, 1911= 222,674
—Census, 1921 = 222,159
The population of the Borough at the middle of the year 1922
is estimated by the Registrar-General to number:
025,400.
This gives a density of population for the whole Borough of
68.5 persons per acre, varying from 52.8 persons per acre in the
Northern Sub-district to 98.6 persons per acre in the Southwestern
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 | 57,067 | 53,299 | 57,788 | 57,246 | 225,400 | 4,540,740 |
| Area in square acres | 1,080 | 857 | 586 | 764 | 3,287 | 74,816 |
| Density, persons per acre | 52.8 | 62.1 | 98.6 | 74.9 | 68.5 | 60.6 |
*Marriages and Marriage-rates.—During 1922 there were
2,212 marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The
*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 1922.