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Hackney 1925
[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 | 4,806 | 762 | 2,030 | 928 | 1,086 | 82,401 |
| Rate per 1,000 living | 21.0 | 13.1 | 37.6 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 18. 0 |
| No of illegitimate births | 116 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rate per 1,000 births | 283 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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 1,293 births occurring
during this year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital,
which Institution is situate in the Central District. Of this
number 889 births are transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough
and its Sub-Districts during the years 1915-1925, inclusive:—
Birth-rate for the Borough of Hackney and its Sub-Districts for the years 1915-1925 compared with that of London.
| Year | Borough of Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1921 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 36 .9 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 22.3 |
| 1922 | 23.4 | 15.8 | 37.7 | 18.3 | 22.5 | 21.0 |
| 1923 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 38.7 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 20.2 |
| 1924 | 21.1 | 13.6 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.7 |
| Average | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1915-1924 | 22.3 | 15.0 | 34 .6 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 20.6 |
| 1925 | 21.0 | 13.1 | 37.6 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 |