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Hackney 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table gives the number of marriages and marriage. rates for the Borough of Hackney and London during the years 1917. 1927.
| Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriages. | Marriage rate. | ||
| 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 |
| 1924 | 2,024 | 17.8 | 17.3 |
| 1925 | 2,039 | 17.8 | 17.2 |
| 1926 | 1,888 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
| Average, 1917—1926 | 2,141 | 190 | 191 |
| 1927 | 2,014 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
* I have here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. A. W. Brewer,
Superintendent Registrar, who has kindly abstracted the number of marriages
for the year 1927.
Births and Birth.rate.—The births registered in the Borough of
Hackney during the year 1927 numbered 4,389, of which 2,288 were
males and 2,101 females. The total shows a decrease of 374 compared
with the number registered during 1926, but of these a certain
number must be transferred to other districts, and certain births,
which occurred in outlying 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., 1,255 births to be transferred to other districts and 401
to Hackney. After these necessary corrections have been made, the
correct total of registered births amongst Hackney residents is 3,535.
From this figure the birth.rate for Hackney during 1927 has been
calculated to be 15.7 per 1,000 of the population. The birth.rate for
all London for the same period is 16.1 per 1,000 of the population.
Notification of Births Act, 1907.—Under the provisions of this
Act 4,435 notifications of births were received during 1927. This
total includes notifications from medical practitioners, midwives,
parents and others. It also includes still.births. The total is 46 more
than the number registered by the Registrars of Births.
Still.Births.—Amongst the births notified 121 were still.born.
This is equal to 2.7 per cent. of those notified. A table is here given
showing the number of notifications received, with other details in
connection with the same.
BI