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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follow:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,570 | 1,426 | 2,996 |
| Illegitimate | 65 | 53 | 118 |
| Totals | 1,635 | 1,479 | 3,114 |
The following table shows the births and birth-rates for the year in the Borough and the various Electoral Wards:—
| District. | Births. | Birth-rates. |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 3,114 | 14.5 |
| Stamford Hill | 545 | 15.1 |
| West Hackney | 264 | 14.6 |
| Kingsland | 282 | 13.6 |
| Downs | 284 | 14.8 |
| Clapton Park | 563 | 14.0 |
| Homerton | 343 | 10.5 |
| South Hackney | 461 | 20.7 |
| Hackney | 372 | 14.5 |
The number of births and the birth-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney, in 1932, together with the rates for the previous four years are shown below:—
| District. | 1932. | Birth-rates in previous years. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birth-rate. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | |
| England and Wales | 614,320 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.7 |
| London | 62,233 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.9 |
| Hackney | 3,114 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Section 7 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926,
requires the registration of every still-born child. The number of
still-births registered in the Borough during the year was 137. Of
this total, 55 have been allocated by the Registrar-General to other
districts, whilst the births of 30 still-born children in outlying areas
have been transferred to Hackney. The corrected figure is, therefore,
112. This represents a rate for the Borough of 0.52 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with 0.46 for London as a whole.
The total number of births of illegitimate infants registered
in the Borough during the year 1932 was 318 (299 living and 19