Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table gives the number of registered births, birth-rates, etc., for the Sub-districts in the Borough:—
Registration District of Hackney | Registration Sub-district | All London | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North | Central | South-West | South-East | |||
Total No. of births | 5.437 | 955 | 2,015 | 1,124 | 1.343 | 102,070 |
Rate per 1,000 living | 24.2 | 16.7 | 36.9 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 223 |
No of illegitimate births | 143 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rate per 1,000 births | 25.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
It will be noticed that the birth-rate is abnormally high in
the Central District compared with other Registration Subdistricts.
This is accounted for by reason of 999 births occurring
during the year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital, which
Institution is situate in the Central District. Of this number 645
births are transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough and its Sub-districts during the years 1911-1921 inclusive:—
Year | Borough of Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1911 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 24.8 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 24.8 |
1912 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 28.4 | 25.7 | 24.5 |
1913 | 25 6 | 18.9 | 26.6* | 30.3 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
1914 | 25.5 | 18.0 | 32.5 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 24.3 |
1915 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 22.6 |
1916 | 23.9 | 16.9 | 32.5 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 23.0 |
1917 | 18.9 | 12.4 | 29.7 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
1918 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 30.7 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
1919 | 21.0 | 13.2 | 33.9 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 18.3 |
1920 | 28.7 | 20.6 | 41.3 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
Average 1911-1920 | 23.2 | 15.4 | 30.4 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 22.2 |
1921 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 36.9 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 22.3 |
* The Salvation Army's Mothers' Hospital was opened in 1913.