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Hackney, 1760 acres of land and 35 of water; and in South
Hackney, 419 acres of land and 3 of water. The average of
the open spaces is as follows:—the Marshes, about 345; Well
Street Common, 30; Newington Common, West Hackney, 5½;
Clapton Common, 9¼ ; Hackney Downs, 50; and London Fields,
27 acres There are, also, several small pieces of waste ground,
which need not be set out here.
The Census showed that the 124,951 persons lived in 19,347
houses, being at the rate of 645 persons in each 100 houses, and
that there were 69,976 females to 54,975 males, or 127 females
to each 100 males. In 1851 there were 33,346 females to
25,083 males, or 133 females to 100 males; whilst in 1861 there
were 47,337 females to 35,958 males, or 131 females to 100
males. These differences have, doubtless, partly arisen from the
smaller number of servants now kept, in proportion to the whole
population, as we have now a much larger ratio of small houses
than we had in 1851, or even than in 1861.
In 1861 there were 13,392 inhabited houses, and in 1871,
19,347; of which, 12,352 in 1861 were in Hackney, and 1,040 in
Stoke Newington; and in 1871 there were 17,791 in Hackney,
and 1,556 in Stoke Newington. There were also 518 uninhabited
houses in 1861, and no less than 1,560 in 1871; whilst
there were 370 buildings in 1861 against 307 in 1871. These
figures show that in spite of the great increase of population,
the number of houses built has been far in excess of the
requirements of the district, and it is probable that house
property must be in a depressed condition for some years, even
if new buildings are almost entirely discontinued. The
statistics for each sub.district will be found in the appendix—
Table No.