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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 1933
[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 | 1,564 | 1,334 | 2,898 |
| Illegitimate | 48 | 58 | 106 |
| Totals | 1,609 | 1,392 | 3,004 |
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 | 3,004 | 14.0 |
| Stamford Hill | 550 | 15.2 |
| Downs | 254 | 13.3 |
| West Hackney | 252 | 14.0 |
| Hackney | 325 | 12.7 |
| Kingsland | 270 | 13.1 |
| South Hackney | 332 | 14.9 |
| Clapton Park | 565 | 14.0 |
| Homerton | 456 | 14.0 |
The number of births and the birth.rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney, in 1933, together with the rates for the previous four years are shown below:—
| District. | 1933. | Birth.rates in previous years. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birthrate. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | |
| England and Wales | 580,850 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| London | 56,743 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Hackney | 3,004 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 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 134. Of
this total, 45 have been allocated by the Registrar.General to other
districts, whilst the births of 24 still.born children in outlying areas
have been transferred to Hackney. The corrected figure is, therefore,
113. This represents a rate for the Borough of 0.52 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with 0.45 for London as a whole.
The total number of births of illegitimate infants registered
in the Borough during the year 1933 was 279 (268 living and 11