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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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The following shows the death rate of Hackney from all causes per 1,000, compared with London during the last decade.
| Year. | Hackney. | London. | Year. | Hackney. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 1906 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
| 1902 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 1907 | 14.4 | 15.35 |
| 1903 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 1908 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| 1904 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 1909 | 13.2 | 14.0 |
| 1905 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 1910 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
Infant Mortality.—The number of infant deaths registered in
the Borough during 1910, under one year of age was 543. This is
a decline of 73 on the number registered during 1909. The infant
mortality rate for the year 1910 is therefore 99 per 1,000 births,
that for the year 1909 being 108 per 1.000 births.