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birth-rate per 1,000 population, which had gradually increased
up to 1879, when it was 360, became reduced in 1880 to 35.1;
and in 1881, the census year, to 33.9, and to 32.9 in 1882. It
was only 32.3 in 1883, and 30.8 in 1884, the average for the 10
years, 1874-83, having been 34.6. The corrected death-rate
for the district in 1884 was 18.0, and for all London 20.3 per 1,000
population. For the l0 years, 1874-83, it was in the District 19.0;
for 1871-80, 19.6; for 1861-70, 20.4; whilst for all London it
was 22.2 in 1874-83; 22.6 in 1871-80; and 24.4 for 1861-70,
which shows a fairly satisfactory state of the public health in
all London, and, considering the present density of population,
a very low death-rate for the Hackney district. The deaths of
children under 1 year, as compared with the births, is also
satisfactory, as there were only 134 per 1,000 births, against
155 for all London. In 1874-83 the numbers were 134 for
Hackney, and 155 for London; and in 1861-70, 143 for
Hackney, against 162 for London. The number of deaths
amongst children under 1 year old was 238 per 1,000 deaths at
all ages, against 241 in 1874-83, whilst for children under 5
years of age there were as many as 408, against 396 per 1,000
deaths in 1874-83. The causes of death at these ages will be
discussed further on.
TABLE III.
Showing the Number of Deaths at all Ages in 1884
from certain groups of diseases, and proportions to
1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths from all
Causes; also the Number of Deaths of Infants
under One Year of Age from other groups of