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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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Table: The following table gives the number of registered births, birth-rates, etc., for the Sub-districts in the Borough:—

The following table gives the number of registered births, birth-rates, etc., for the Sub-districts in the Borough:—

Registration District of HackneyRegistration Sub-districtAll London
NorthCentralSouthwestSouth-East
Total No. of births5,2709062.0111,0611.29294,792
Rate per 1,000 living23.415.837.718.322.521.0
No of illegitimate births139...............
Rate per 1,000 births29.3...............

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It will be noticed that the birth-rate is abnormally high in
the Central District compared with other Registration Subdistricts.
This is accounted for by reason of 1,084 births occurring
during the year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital, which
Institution is situate in the Central District. Of this number 709
births are transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough
and its Sub-districts during the years 1912-1922 inclusive:—

Table: Birth-rate for the Borough, of Hackney and its Sub-Districts for the years1912-1922compared with that of London.

Birth-rate for the Borough, of Hackney and its Sub-Districts for the years1912-1922compared with that of London.

YearBorough of HackneyNorth Sub-DistrictCentral Sub-DistrictSouth-West Sub-DistrictSouth-East Sub-DistrictLondon
19122.318.723.928.425.724.5
191325.618.926.6*30.326.524.5
191425.518.032.524.427.124.3
191523.017.028.722.323.322.6
191623.916.932.521.624.523.0
191718.912.429.715.418.017.5
191817.29.530.712.715.816.1
191921.013.233.916.520.618.3
192028.720.641.323.629.526.5
192124.216.736.919.523.622.3
Average 1912-1921.23.216.131.621.423.421.9
192223415837718322.521.0
*The Salvation Army's Mothers' Hospital was opened in 1913.