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Hackney 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: TABLE II.Hackney District.—Showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, and Death Rates of Children in a Thousand Deaths for the Year 1884, and Ten Years preceding.

TABLE II.

Hackney District.—Showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, and Death Rates of Children in a Thousand Deaths for the Year 1884, and Ten Years preceding.

In Year.Birth Bate per 1000 of the Population.Corrected Death Rate per 1000 of the Population.Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 of Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years, per 1000 of Total Deaths.
Hackney.Hackney.London.Hackney.London.Hackney.Hackney.
188430.818.020.3124168238408
187434.720.022.6139156238305
187535.120.623.8146162245328
187635.818.522.2139157274349
187734.719.321.9136146244392
187835.620.223.5144164226480
187936.018.823.1122148233395
188035.118.322.2142158273477
188133.919.221.2130148230424
188232.917.921.4119162219414
188332.317.620.4125146230396
Average of 10 yrs. 134.619.022.2134155241396
1874-| 1883
Means34.719.622.6142168
1871
—80
186133.820.424.4143162
—70
185131.819.123.8128155
-60

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As the year 1884 included 53 weeks, I have in this table, for
purposes of comparison, taken the number of births in 52
weeks. The deaths are those recorded between January 1st
and December 31st, 1884. The Registrar General's returns
include the deaths as well as the births in 53 weeks. The