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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 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Shewing the Population in 1866; the Death-Rate for 1861-70; the Number oe Persons to an Acre; and the Percentage oe Domestic Servants in each of the Superintendent Krgistrar's Districts in the Metropolis.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent Registrar's Districts. | Population in 1866 corrected for Hospitals and Workhouses | Number of Deaths to each 1000 Inhabitants, 1861-70, corrected. | Number of Persons living to an Acre. | Percentage of Domestic Servants to population. | |
| Hampstead | 25,151 | 15.2 | 14 | 4 | 9.6 |
| Lewisham | 41,768 | 16.2 | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Hackney | 102,882 | 19.3 | 32 | 7 | 6.4 |
| Kensington | 233,945 | 19.5 | 37 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Wandsworth | 97,726 | 19.5 | 11 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Islington | 183,803 | 20.5 | 69 | 11 | 5.0 |
| Strand | 44,452 | 20.5 | 95 | 16 | 6.1 |
| W oolwich | 74,427 | 20.7 | 10 | 2 | 2.6 |
| St. George's, Hanover Square | 155,745 | 21.3 | 76 | 13 | 10.7 |
| Camberwell | 91,397 | 21.4 | 25 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Westminster | 52,752 | 21.5 | 237 | 28 | 6.6 |
| Lambeth | 184,956 | 22.1 | 51 | 10 | 4.8 |
| St. Pancras | 209,827 | 22.4 | 83 | 14 | 4.5 |
| Mile End | 82,791 | 23.2 | 137 | 20 | 2.7 |
| Marvlebone | 160,082 | 23.4 | 106 | 19 | 7.6 |
| Chelsea | 66,109 | 23.9 | 83 | 15 | 5.8 |
| Greenwich | 92,173 | 24.0 | 26 | 6 | 4.2 |
| St. Saviours | 174,224 | 24.2 | 150 | 21 | 2.8 |
| Shoreditch | 127,682 | 24.3 | 196 | 24 | 2.2 |
| St. Olaves | 111,499 | 24.5 | 71 | 12 | 2.2 |
| London, City | 95,763 | 24.6 | 104 | 18 | 3.0 |
| Bethnal Green | 112,490 | 25.3 | 159 | 22 | 1.9 |
| Poplar | 97,307 | 24.5 | 44 | 9 | 2.5 |
| Holborn | 165,906 | 26.2 | 200 | 26 | 2.9 |
| Stepney | 57,664 | 26.4 | 101 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Saint Giles | 53,693 | 27.3 | 219 | 27 | 7.2 |
| Whitechapel | 77,185 | 28.2 | 190 | 23 | 3.1 |
| St. George's-in-the-East | 48,472 | 28.6 | 197 | 23 | 2.5 |
1.—These districts do not correspond with tlio districts defined by the
Metropolis Local Management Act. Thus, Kensington includes Kensington,
Paddington, and Fulham; Holborn includes Holborn, Clerkenwell, and
St. Luke's, &c.
4.—The small figures in this column indicate the order of density
of population. No. 1 signifying the least crowded district, &c