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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 1898

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1898

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Table: Table II.Showing the corrected number of deaths in Hackney during the year 1898 distributed in the Registration Sub-Districts, with the annual rate per 1,000 living persons.

Table II.

Showing the corrected number of deaths in Hackney during the year 1898 distributed in the Registration Sub-Districts, with the annual rate per 1,000 living persons.

North Hackney.South E. Hackney.South W. Hackney.Central Hackney.All Hackney.
Total Deaths registered in the four sub-districts. Deaths occurring in the sub-districts amongst persons not belonging thereto. Deaths occurring outside the sub-districts amongst persons belonging thereto5591,3321,0599053,855
288203209502
37998458278
Corrected No. of Deaths5941,3349407543,631
Bates per 1,000 living12022.514.215.816 4

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Infant Mortality.—The deaths under one year recorded during
1898 numbered 1,042, an increase of 63 upon the deaths during the
previous year. This is equal to an infant death-rate of 161 per 1,000
births, and is an increase of 24 per 1,000 on the rate for 1897.
The greatest increase is seen in the third quarter of the year, and
must be largely attributed to the intense heat of that period and the
diminished supply of water to the district. The large number of 147
deaths at this age was due to diarrhoea, and 86 to enteritis.
Amongst the deaths under one year 34 were due to accident and
violence; of these 27 were caused by overlaying on the part of
parents. This shows at least extraordinary carelessness of the
parents. These deaths were distributed in the four quarters of the
year, in the following manner.
1st quarter.
11
2nd quarter.
3
3rd quarter.
1
4th quarter.
12