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Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Number of women dying- in, or in consequence of childbirth:—
From sepsis 5 From other causes 5
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:—
Legitimate 56 Illegitimate 133 Total 58.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 15.
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 14.
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 9.
*Marriages and Marriage-rates.—During 1923 there were
1,971 marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The
annual rate for persons married during this period is therefore
17.4 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table gives the number of marriages and marriage-rates for the Borough of Hackney and London during the years, 1913-1923.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage rate. | ||
| 1913 | 1,941 | 17.4 | 16.1 |
| 1914 | 1,970 | 17.6 | 19.2 |
| 1915 | 2,723 | 25.0 | 25.8 |
| 1916 | 2,206 | 21.0 | 20.3 |
| 1917 | 1,962 | 18.0 | 18.5 |
| 1918 | 2,011 | 18.3 | 21.0 |
| 1919 | 2,571 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| 1920 | 2,380 | 21.1 | 21.7 |
| 1921 | 2,358 | 21.0 | 19.6 |
| 1922 | 2,212 | 19.6 | 18.3 |
| Average, 1913—1922 | 2,233 | 20.1 | 20.3 |
| 1923 | 1,971 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
Births and Birth-rate.—The births registered in the Borough
of Hackney during the year 1923 numbered 5,065, of which 2,592
* I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. H. Brougham
Loney, Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted the number of
marriages for the year 1923.