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therefore, evident that the Census does not fairly represent the
resident population for the whole year. The list of eight most
sparsely inhabited districts includes the five most healthy, and
of eight most densely inhabited districts, the five most unhealthy
districts in London. I call those districts the most healthy in
which the death rate is lowest, and those most unhealthy in
which the death rate is highest. It does not follow, that the
districts having the highest death rate, are really the most
unhealthy to live in, because the excess in mortality may arise
from the want of sufficient food, and proper clothing and shelter
to keep a large proportion of the inhabitants in good health.
If we refer to Table 16 in the appendix, we shall see that
there were no less than 22 public institutions in Hackney at
the census of 1871. Of these 19 did not belong to Hackney,
but one has been removed since then, viz., the London Orphan
Asylum, Clapton, in which there were 452 inmates. The total
number of inmates was 2923, of which 1271 were of males, and
1652 of females. There were 529 persons in the Hackney
Workhouse ; 21 in the Hospital, in Brooksby's Walk; and 35
in the Hospital in the High street, Homerti in. There were
also 615 residents in the City of London Union; 294 in the
Fever Hospital, Homerton; 179 in the Small-Pox Hospital;
140 in Brook House Lunatic Asylum; 115 in the German
Hospital; and 124 in the Northumberland House Lunatic
Asylum. The other institutions contained less than 100
in each.
The original parish of St. John at Hackney is now divided
into thirteen ecclesiastical districts, and St. Mary, Stoke
Newington, into two. I have appended a Table, No. 15, which
shows the date of formation, the area in acres, the number
of inhabited and uninhabited houses, of persons—males and