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Hackney 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
For table of Deaths, see pages 28 and 29.
Cancer.— There were 289 deaths during 1921 due to the
different varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of
43 on the number registered during 1920. The annual mortality
rate from malignant disease for last year is therefore T28 per
1,000 inhabitants.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths from this disease in the different sub-districts of the Borough:—
| Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west.| South-east. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Cancerous Disease | 76 | 61 | 84 | 68 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates due to malignant disease in this Borough for the 10 years ending 1921:—
| Borough of Hackney. | Years. | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 1916 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Cancer. | 213 | 250 | 256 | 276 | 245 | 230 | 236 | 274 | 246 | 289 | |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | .95 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.28 | |
| London. | Death-rate per 1,000. | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1. 13 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1. 25 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.31 |