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Hackney 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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I next purpose considering the table published by
the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths, shewing
the per centage of deaths from Choleraic disease in the
various Metropolitan Districts. I am of opinion, however
that the rate assigned for Hackney is far too high, as
its population is calculated at 97,120, whilst at 4 per
cent, per annum increase, which I consider too low, it
would have been 101,224 on July 1st, 1866. I believe
the population to be about 105,000.
Table showing the Size, estimated Population, Number of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea, Rate of Mortality per 10,000 in 1866, from Register-General's Report.
| Area in Statute Acres. | Estimated Population in 1866. | Deaths in 1866 from | Rate of Mortality for 10,000 inhabitants. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Cholera | Diarrhoea | Cholera | Diarrhœa | Cholera and Diarrhœa | |||
| North Districts | ||||||||
| Marylebone | 1,509 | 159,871 | 4,129 | 54 | 181 | 30 | 11.3 | 14.3 |
| Hampstead | 2,252 | 23,557 | 395 | 2 | 15 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Pancras | 2,716 | 211,825 | 5,248 | 138 | 205 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 15.7 |
| Islington | 3,127 | 193,648 | 5,135 | 120 | 167 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 12.9 |
| Hackney | 3,929 | 97,120 | 2,394 | 103 | 74 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 18.2 |
| South Districts. | ||||||||
| Shoreditch | 646 | 136,836 | 3,411 | 135 | 145 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 21.3 |
| Bethnal Green | 760 | 110,289 | 3,824 | 614 | 181 | 60.4 | 17.4 | 76.8 |
| Whitechapel | 406 | 76,386 | 3,499 | 900 | 123 | 84.0 | 16 1 | 100.1 |
| St. George's East | 243 | 47,779 | 1,877 | 387 | 82 | 87.9 | 17.2 | 105.1 |
| Stepney | 576 | 56,198 | 1,849 | 557 | 111 | 107.6 | 19.8 | 127.1 |
| Mile End | 681 | 80,695 | 2,427 | 503 | 98 | 67.7 | 12.1 | 79.8 |
| Poplar | 2,918 | 99,762 | 3,687 | 835 | 187 | 90.8 | 18.7 | 109.5 |
| Totals | 19,646 | 1,266,676 | 37,875 | 4348 | 1569 | 533.8 | 154.5 | 688.3 |
| Average | — | — | — | — | — | 44.5 | 12.9 | 57.4 |
This table shews, that within an area of 19,646
statute acres, amounting to a population of 1,266,676
persons, there were 37,875 deaths from all causes, 4348
from cholera, and 1569 from diarrhoea, making a total
of 5,917 from cholera and diarrhoea together. It also