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Hackney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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I am pleased to state that the Officers of the Public Health
Department have on the whole carried out their respective duties
to my entire satisfaction.
Population and Density.— I estimate the population of the
Borough of Hackney at the end of June, 1906, to be 229,596 persons.
The density of the population of the whole Borough is 69.8 persons
per acre, varying from 49.4 persons per acre in the North SubDistrict,
to 104 persons per acre in the South-West Sub-District.
The separate populations, area and density for each sub-district are
given in the subjoined table.
| North. | Central. | Southwest. | South-East. | Total for Hackney | Total for London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | 53,541 | 54,427 | 60,877 | 60,751 | 229,596 | 4,721,217 |
| Area in square acres | 1,082 | 856 | 585 | 764 | 3,287 | 74,839 |
| Density— persons per acre | 63.5 | 104.0 | 78.2 | 69.8 | 63.0 |
*Marriages and Marriage Rate.— During the year 1906, there
were 1770 marriages solemnized in the Borough of Hackney. The
annual rate of persons married per 1,000 of the population during
that period is, therefore 15.4 per 1,000. The marriage rate for
London during the same period is 17.1 persons married per 1,000
of the estimated population. The following table gives the marriages
and marriage rate for the Borough of Hackney and London for the
ten years, 1896 to 1905.
* I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. Tom Hosgood,
Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted for me the number of
marriages for the year 1906.