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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table gives the marriages and marriage rate for the Borough of Hackney and London for the ten years, 1896 to 1905.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage Bate. | Marriage Rate. | |
| 1896 | 1694 | 16.3 | 18.0 |
| 1897 | 1788 | 16.9 | 18.5 |
| 1898 | 1755 | 15.9 | 18.8 |
| 1899 | 1754 | 15.7 | 18.6 |
| 1900 | 1684 | 15.3 | 18.0 |
| 1901 | 1756 | 15.9 | 17.6 |
| 1902 | 1668 | 15.0 | 17.8 |
| 1903 | 1695 | 15.1 | 17.4 |
| 1904 | 1710 | 15.1 | 17.0 |
| 1905 | 1714 | 15.0 | 16.9 |
| Average 1896—1905 | 1721 | 15.6 | 17.8 |
| 1906 | 1770 | 15.4 | 17.1 |
Births.— During the year 1906 there were 5,866 births in the
Borough, 3,002 of which were males, and 2,866 were females. The
total number shows a decline of 6 upon the number of births during
the previous year. The birth rate for 1906 is 25.5 per 1,000 of the
population. The table below shows the number of births and the
birth rates in the four sub-districts of the Borough. The birth rate
for London during the same period is 26.5 per 1,000 living persons.
Illegitimate Births and Birth Rate.— There were 355 illegitimate
births registered in the Borough during 1906, but of these 250
took place in the Salvation Army Rescue Home, Mare Street, but
223 of these were of mothers drawn from places outside Hackney.
After deducting these from the total illegitimate births registered,
there remain 132 illegitimate births to be credited to Hackney.
This gives an illegitimate birth rate of 22.5 per 1,000 births for
the Borough of Hackney.