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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 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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streets are dedicated to the parish, and properly paved and drained,
that the death-rate will be lessened by a reduction in the number
of deaths of children from inflammatory diseases of the lungs, and
other diseases which result from taking cold through wet feet.
The regular scavengering of the streets should also improve the
sanitary condition of this locality.
Table III.
1877.—B irths in each S ub- D istrict.
| Quarters. | Stoke Newington | Stamford Hill. | West Hackney. | Hackney. | South Hackney. | totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 150 | 71 | 316 | 535 | 328 | 1400 |
| Second | 168 | 60 | 327 | 512 | 338 | 1405 |
| Third | 156 | 59 | 315 | 497 | 337 | 1364 |
| Fourth | 149 | 53 | 309 | 503 | 372 | 1386 |
| Totals | 623 | 243 | 1267 | 2047 | 1375 | 5555 |
| Per cent. 1877 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 22.8 | 36.9 | 24.8 | 100 |
| „ 1871 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 25.9 | 100 |
The number of births registered during the year was larger
than in any similar period, although the excess as compared with
1876 was not great, viz. 86, so that the proportion of births to
population was 34.7 against 36.3 per 1000 in 1876. It is,
however, worth notice that the birth-rate for 1876 was the
largest known, as it was in excess of any other decennial
average by nearly 0.9 per 1000 population. The increase in the
number of births in Stoke Newington still continues, as in 1871
there were were only 316 births registered; in 1873, 417; in
1S75, 519; and in 1877, 623, or nearly double the number for
1871. The per centage of births has also increased, having been
in 1871 only 7.6 per cent. of the total registered in the district,
whilst it was as high as 11.2 per cent. in 1877. The number of
births in Stamford Hill district have increased since 1871,
although the per centage has diminished, as there were 204