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Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Illegitimate Births and Birth-rate.—The total number of
illegitimate births registered in the Borough during the year 1923
was 342, but of these, the Registrar-General states that 272
should be transferred to districts outside the Borough, as the
mothers were not Hackney residents, and 20 births which took
place in other districts, should be transferred to Hackney. These
corrections having been made, there remain 90 illegitimate births
amongst Hackney residents. This is equivalent to an illegitimate
birth-rate of 20'3 per 1,000 births.
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 | 5.065 | 835 | 2,075 | 1,012 | 1,143 | 91,662 |
| Rate per 1.000 living | 22 3 | 14.5 | 38.7 | 174 | 198 | 20 2 |
| No of illegitimate births | 90 | ... | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 births | 203 | |||||
It will be noticed that the birth-rate is abnormally high in
the Central District compared witff other Registration Subdistricts.
This is accounted for by reason of 1,113 births occurring
during the year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital, which
Institution is situate in the Central District. Of this number 763
births are transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough
and its Sub-Districts during the years 1913-1923, inclusive:—