Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Private Households | Population in Private Households | Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied | Density of Occupation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms Occupied | Persons per Room | Percentage of persons at more than 2 per Room | ||||
| Hackney | 57,654 | 168,048 | 39,560 | 198,357 | 0.85 | 1.5 |
| Chatham | 3, 122 | 8,795 | 2, 153 | 10,626 | 0.83 | 2.3 |
| Culford | 2, 385 | 6,549 | 1,206 | 7,477 | 0.88 | 1.9 |
| Dalston | 2, 554 | 7,182 | 1,612 | 8,685 | 0.83 | 1.4 |
| Downs | 4,946 | 14,745 | 3,439 | 16,891 | 0.87 | 1.4 |
| Graham | 3, 371 | 9, 269 | 1,954 | 11,146 | 0.83 | 1.7 |
| Leaside | 3,111 | 8, 687 | 1,996 | 10,946 | 0.79 | 1.0 |
| Marsh | 4,227 | 12,488 | 3,003 | 14,080 | 0.89 | 1.8 |
| Maury | 4,433 | 12, 556 | 2,804 | 14,803 | 0.85 | 0.9 |
| Park | 3,663 | 10,910 | 2,614 | 12,746 | 0.86 | 1.7 |
| Ridley | 3,726 | 10,843 | 2, 756 | 11,915 | 0.91 | 1.3 |
| Southwold | 3,826 | 11,143 | 2,560 | 13,646 | 0.82 | 1.2 |
| Springfield | 5, 456 | 16,624 | 4, 196 | 19,518 | 0.85 | 1.2 |
| Stamford | 5,146 | 15,684 | 3,727 | 19,839 | 0.79 | 0.9 |
| Town Hall | 2, 275 | 6,524 | 1,493 | 7,466 | 0.87 | 1.5 |
| Tudor | 2,613 | 7,620 | 1,862 | 8,762 | 0.87 | 1.4 |
| Wick | 2,800 | 8,429 | 2, 185 | 9,811 | 0.86 | 2.1 |
Note: The areas of the 16 Wards were altered in May, 1953.
VITAL STATISTICS
The following statistics are furnished by the Registrar General:-
| Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 169,600 | ||||
| BIRTHS: | ||||
| Live births | - Legitimate | 2, 349 | 1,188 | 1,161 |
| - Illegitimate | 103 | 61 | 42 | |
| Still births | - Legitimate | 63 | 27 | 36 |
| - Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| DEATHS: | ||||
| All causes | 1,729 | 908 | 821 | |
| BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION: | ||||
| Live births | 14.46 | 17.5 | 15.5 | |
| Still births | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | |
| Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability Factor" of 0.91 | 13.15 | - | - | |
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 10.19 | 12.5 | 11.4 | |
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability Factor" of 1.05 .. | 10.70 | - | - | |
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.20 | |