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Hackney 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table II.—Hackney District, 1867-76.
| Estimated Population on July 1st. | Density of Population per acre. | Births | * Deaths corrected | Marriages | No. of Births to 1000 Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 107,300 | 27.3 | 3858 | 2135 | 1021 | 35.9 |
| 1868 | 111,643 | 28.4 | 3976 | 2129 | 1123 | 35.6 |
| 1869 | 116,269 | 29.6 | 3913 | 2520 | 1109 | 33.7 |
| 1870 | 120,986 | 30.8 | 4029 | 2356 | 1102 | 33.3 |
| 1871 | 125,886 | 31.9 | 4184 | 2820 | 1181 | 33.2 |
| 1872 | 129,666 | 32.9 | 4401 | 2506 | 1278 | 33.2 |
| 1873 | 133,896 | 34.0 | 4431 | 2594 | 1276 | 33.2 |
| 1874 | 139,020 | 35.3 | 4755 | 2799 | 1271 | 34.7 |
| 1875 | 145,144 | 36.9 | 4970 | 2948 | 1415 | 35.1 |
| 1876 | 152,648 | 38.8 | 5409 | 2825 | 1425 | 36.3 |
Population at Census, 1871 124,951
No. of Inhabited Houses at Census, 1871 19.347
No. of Families or separate Occupiers at Census, 1871 26,045
No. of Persons on an average in each Inhabited House at Census, 1871 6,46
*NOTE.—The deaths are corrected bo as to allow for deaths in and population of the Small Pox
and Fever Hospitals, in the German Hospital and City of London "Workhouse, which are
situate in the Hackney District; also for the proportion of deaths in other Metropolitan
Hospitals.
It will probably be noticed that I have not calculated, since
the middle of the year, 1873, the rate of increase of population
in the same proportion as from 1871, or indeed from 1867, as the
number of empty houses has greatly decreased since 1873, whilst
a much larger number has been erected than in each of the previous
years. This increase has been rateably much larger in Stoke
Newington than in Hackney, especially in 1876-77. The
calculated population is probably below rather than above the
true number, as the rating of Hackney increased 23.3 per cent.
in five years, and of Stoke Newington 36.1, which is considerably
in excess of the calculated rate of increase in the population.
The large excess in the births also points to a greater number
of inhabitants than that given above; indeed, it is probable that
it is underestimated by about 3,000, but the statistics for 1877
will, I hope, enable me to arrive at a more accurate opinion. The
density of population is rapidly increasing, being now 38.8
against 273 per cent. to an acre in 1867, so that we may fairly
expect our death rate to increase in accordance with the statistics