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Hackney 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table III.
1871.—Births in each Sub-District . 52 Weeks.
| Quarters. | Stoke Newingtn. | Stamford Hill. | West Hackney. | Hackney. | South Hackney. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 91 | 52 | 277 | 446 | 281 | 1146 |
| Second | 71 | 50 | 217 | 383 | 251 | 972 |
| Third | 72 | 48 | 229 | 382 | 259 | 990 |
| Fourth | 82 | 54 | 248 | 373 | 283 | 1040 |
| Totals | 316 | 204 | 971 | 1583 | 1074 | 4148 |
| Per centages | 7.6 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 25.9 | 100. |
The largest number of the 2814 deaths occurred in the first
quarter, viz., 798, and the next largest in the last, viz., 705, the
mortality in the two other quarters being nearer one another,
viz., 665 in the second and 646 in the third. It is also very
singular that by far the largest number of births were registered
in the first quarter and the next largest in the fourth. There
were 165 deaths in Stoke Newington, 100 in Stamford Hill,
631 in West Hackney, 1312 in Hackney, and 605 in South
Hackney. The number in Hackney is far larger than in any
other sub-district as it includes the deaths in the City of London
Union, the German Hospital, the Hackney Workhouse, and the
Small Pox and Fever Hospitals. It is useless therefore to calculate
any per centages for the sub-districts, as it would entail
much labour and lead to little useful results.