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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Area (acres) | 3,287 |
| Population—Census, 1901 | 219,780 |
| ,, —Census, 1911 | 222,674 |
| ,, —Census, 1921 | 222,159 |
| ,, —Estimated, 1924 | 226,900 |
| Number of inhabited houses, 1924 | 34,917 |
| Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) | 56,020 |
| Rateable Value | £1,279,141 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £5,260 |
Population.—The population for the whole Borough gives a
density of 69.0 persons per acre, varying from 53.2 persons per
acre in the Northern Sub.district to 99.2 persons per acre in the
South-western Sub-district. The following table gives the estimated
population and density of population per acre for each o!
the Registration Sub.districts in the Borough:—
| North | Central | South. West | South. East | Total for Hackney | Total for London | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated population | 57.452 | 53,641 | 58,177 | 57,630 | 226,900 | 4,576,505 |
| Area in square acres | 1,080 | 857 | 586 | 764 | 3,287 | 74,816 |
| Density, persons per acre | 53.2 | 62.5 | 75.4 | 69.0 | 61.0 |