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Hackney 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney covers an area of
3,292 389 acres (land and inland water 3,287 192 acres, and tidal
water 5197 acres) and is divided into three Registration Subdistricts—Hackney
North includes the Stamford Hill, Downs and
West Hackney Wards, Hackney South-West includes the Hackney,
Kingsland and South Hackney Wards, whilst Hackney South-East
is made up of the Clapton Park and Homerton Wards.
POPULATION.
The following table shows the estimated population and density of population of London, Hackney and each of the Electoral Wards and Registration Sub-Districts of the Borough:—
| District. | Estimated Population. | Acreage (Land and Inland Watei1). | Persons per Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE AREA.
The Borough varies in elevation between 16 feet and 110 feet
above ordnance datum. The north-west portion lies on yellow clay,
and there is a considerable area on a bed of gravel and sand of
varying depths. Other portions are on brick earth, and in the Lee
Valley there is a bed of alluvial gravel. Underlying the whole of
the Borough is the London blue clay which in a few places appears
near the surface
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931) 34,155
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935)
according to Rate Books 37,532
Number of families or separate occupiers
(1931) 59,143
Rateable Value (December, 1935) £1,486,540
Sum represented by a penny rate £5,978