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Deaths.—The year 1895 was noted for a large increase in the
number of deaths in the Hackney parish. After making the usual
corrections, of excluding deaths of persons belonging to other
parishes, but dying in Hackney, and including the deaths of Hackney
parishioners dying in outside institutions, the total number of
deaths amounted to 3,823, of which 1889 were male, and 1934 were
female. The above table shows an increase of 524 deaths over
the number for the year 1891. The recorded death rate, then, for
the Hackney Parish for the year was 17.7 per 1,000 living persons,
and multiplying this by 1.05047, the factor for correction for
age and sex distribution, the result gives the corrected death-rate;
that is, 18.6 per 1,000, showing a difference of 2.3 per 1,000 over
1894.
The very severe weather at the beginning of the year is accountable
for some of the increase; but the greater part of it, I believe
to be due to the high atmospheric temperature, and to the scarcity
of water during the months of July and August.
Infant Mortality.—The total deaths under one year during
1895, amongst the Hackney population, was 976, of which 356
occurred during the third quarter. The above total is an increase of 174
over that for the year 1894. The infant mortality for the year
calculated as a rate per 1,000 births equalled 159 per 1,000. Thus
is an abnormally high rate for Hackney. The high temperature,
and the lack of sufficient water for domestic and sanitary purposes,
during the third quarter, are responsible no doubt for this increase.
The rate for all London for 1895 was 165 per 1,000 births.
The table below gives the chief causes of death under one year
distributed in the four quarters of the year.