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Hackney 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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*Marriages and Marriage.rates.—During 1924 there were
2,024 marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The
annual rate for persons married during this period is therefore
17.8 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, 1914.1924.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage rate. | ||
| 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 |
| 1923 | 1,971 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| Average,1914—1923 | 2,236 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
| 1924 | 2,024 | 17.8 | 17.3 |
Births and Birth.rate.—The births registered in the Borough
of Hackney during the year 1924 numbered 4,802, of which 2,419
were males and 2,383 females. The total shows a decrease of
263 compared with the number registered during 1923, but of
these a certain number must be transferred to other districts,
and certain births, which occurred in out.lying districts, must be
transferred to Hackney in order to get an accurate birth.rate for
the Borough. The Registrar.General has supplied the number of
these transferable births, viz., 884 births to be transferred to
other districts and 296 to Hackney. After these necessary corrections
have been made, the correct total of registered births
amongst Hackney residents is 4,214. From this figure the birth .
*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 1924.