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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The relative position from a health point of view occupied by Hackney as compared with other Metropolitan Boroughs may be seen from the following table, compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General, showing the death-rates from all causes and the death-rate of infants under 1 year of age for the year 1921:—
| Boroughs. | Death rate from all causes per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | 10.4 | 55 |
| Wandsworth | 10.6 | 67 |
| Hampstead | 11.0 | 65 |
| Woolwich | 11.5 | 62 |
| City of Westminster | 11.5 | 79 |
| HACKNEY | 11.5 | 64 |
| Fulham | 11.7 | 83 |
| Paddington | 11.9 | 90 |
| City of London | 11.9 | 114 |
| Stoke Newington | 12.0 | 59 |
| Battersea | 12.1 | 73 |
| Camberwell | 12.1 | 73 |
| Greenwich | 12.1 | 74 |
| Lambeth | 12.1 | 76 |
| Deptford | 12.1 | 87 |
| Hammersmith | 12.4 | 89 |
| Holborn | 12.6 | 77 |
| St. Marylebone | 12.7 | 73 |
| Poplar | 12.8 | 83 |
| St. Pancras | 13.0 | 75 |
| Bethnal Green | 13.0 | 99 |
| Stepney | 13.1 | 90 |
| Islington | 13.2 | 81 |
| Chelsea | 13.4 | 80 |
| Kensington | 13.5 | 104 |
| Bermondsey | 13.8 | 92 |
| Shoreditch | 14.2 | 110 |
| Southwark | 14.3 | 90 |
| Finsbury | 14.9 | 90 |
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths under 1 year of age in the
Borough during 1921 numbered 329. This is a decrease of 156
upon the number of infants' deaths recorded during 1920. The
infant mortality rate for the year is 64 per 1,000 births.