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I have pleasure in stating that the Officers of the Department
have, on the whole, carried out the duties entrusted to them to my
satisfaction.
Population.—The Registrar-General has adopted the following
estimates of population for the calculation of the death-rate and
birth-rate of the Borough of Hackney for the year 1917, viz. :—
For the death-rate 196,598
For the birth-rate 219,151
The former is an estimate of the civil population ; the latter of
the total population based on the assumption that the ratio
between the total and the civil population is the same in the
borough as in England and Wales as a whole.
Marriages and Marriage Rate.—During 1917 there were 1,962
marriages solemnized in the Borough of Hackney being a decrease
of 244 on the previous year. The annual rate for persons married
during this period is therefore 18 per 1,000 of the population.
Births and Birth-rate.—The births registered in Hackney
during the year 1917 numbered 4,207, of which 2,115 were male
and 2,092 females. This total is the actual number of births
registered in Hackney and requires correction for transferable
births. After making these necessary corrections the total of
registered births amongst Hackney residents is 3,750. From this
figure I calculate the birth-rate during 1917 to be 17-1 per 1,000
of the population. For this calculation I have used the RegistrarGeneral's
estimated population of 219,151.
Notification of Births Act, 1907.—Under the provisions of this
Act, I received 4,235 notifications of births occurring in the Borough
during 1917. This total includes notifications from medical
practitioners, midwives, and other persons. It also includes still
births.