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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 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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births registered in 52 weeks, 189 took place in Stoke
Newington Sub-District, 165 in Stamford-hill, 802 in
West Hackney, 1193 in Hackney, and 726 in South
Hackney. That the largest number was registered in
the second quarter in Stoke Newington, in the first and
second in Stamford-hill, in the first in West Hackney,
in the first in Hackney and South Hackney. Also, that
842 births were registered in the whole district in the
first quarter against 788 in the second, 722 in the third,
and 723 in the fourth. The table also shows that in
proportion to the population in 1861 the birth rate was
largest in South Hackney, and smallest in Stoke
Newington.
Table 1.
1863.—Births in each Sub-District.
| Quarters. | Stoke Newington | Stamford Hill | West Hackney | Hackney | South Hackney | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 45 | 225 | 330 | 196 | 842 | ||
| Second | 55 | 45 | 214 | 294 | 180 | 788 | |
| Third | 39 | 44 | 199 | 272 | 168 | 722 | |
| Fourth | 49 | 31 | 164 | 297 | 182 | 723 | |
| Totals | 189 | 165 | 802 | 1193 | 726 | 3075 | |
| Per Centages | Births | 6.1 | 5.3 | 26.1 | 38.9 | 23.6 | 100 |
| Pop.1961 | 7.9 | 60 | 29.2 | 37.8 | 18.5 | 100 | |
The next table, which may be considered as supplemental
to the other, shows the birth-rate in each
sub-district for the years 1856-63. The rate of births