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Hackney. To appreciate the latter rate, it is only necessary to
point out that one out of every 15 infants born in this sub-district
during 1896 was born out of wedlock.
The following table gives these facts worked out in detail for the
four registration sub-districts of Hackney.
Table IV.—Births.
Kegistra-
tiou
District
of
Hackney.
Registration Sub-Districtfl.
All
London.
Stamford
Hill.
West
Hackney.
Hackney.
South
Hackney.
Total No. of Births
6,422
427
1,235
3,297
1,463
135,796
Rate per 1000 living
30
20.7
28.3
31.3
32.8
30.2
No. of Illegitimate
Births
275
6
26
227
16
Rate per 1000 Births
41
14
21
68
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In explanation of the large number of illegitimate births
registered in the sub-district of Hackney, it is only fair to state that
123 of these ought to be credited to districts outside of Hackney, as
the births took place in the Rescue Homes of the Salvation Army,
amongst persons brought from all parts of England; making this
correction, the true rate for the sub-district becomes 31.5 per 1,000,
and for the whole district 23.6 per 1,000 births.
Deaths.—The deaths registered in Hackney during the year
numbered 3,649, of which 1,839 were males, and 1810 females, but
of these 423 were persons not belonging to the district, and
accordingly will not be included; but there were 271 deaths of
Hackney people in institutions in other districts. Making these
necessary corrections, the number of deaths correctly due to Hackney
was 3,497. This gives an annual death-rate of 16.4 per 1,000 living
persons for the whole district. As may be imagined, the death-rate
varied in the different sub-districts. I have calculated the mortality
rate for each of these, and I find they differ considerably. While
Stamford Hill had a rate of only 10.1 per 1,000, Hackney reached
the comparatively high rate of 18.6 per 1,000. These facts are set
out in detail in the following table.