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Hackney 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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It will be noticed that the birth-rate is abnormally high in
the. Central District compared with other registration Subdistricts.
This is accounted for bv reason of 1,423 births occurring
during this year at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital,
which Institution is situate in the Central District. Of this
number 973 births are transferable to districts outside Hackney.
The following table shows the birth-rates for the Borough
and its Sub-Districts during die years 1916-1926, inclusive :—
| Year | Borough nf Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1925 | 21.0 | 13 .1 | 37 .6 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| Average 1916-1925 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 35.5 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 20.1 |
| 1926 | 20.8 | 12.4 | 39.3 | 14.6 | 18.3 | 17.1 |
Deaths.—The deaths registered in the Borough during 1926
numbered 2,751; but of these 678 were deaths of non-residents
who died inside the Borough. There were, however, 399 residents
of Hackney who died during the year outside the Borough.
On making the necessary corrections, the corrected number of
deaths amongst Hackney residents is 2,472. This is a decrease
of 142 upon the number of deaths occurring during 1925. The
general death-rate from all causes for the year 1926 is 10 8 per
1,000 of the population.