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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 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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corrected death-rate from all causes becomes 14.7 per 1,000 living
persons. This is the lowest annual death-rate experienced in
in Hackney since the year 1889, when the death-rate from all causes
was 13.6 per 1,000 living. The lowest death-rate 11.4 per 1,000
was in the North sub-district, and the highest 17.2 per 1,000 in the
South East sub-district.

Table: The annual death-rate from all causes for London in 1903 is 15 7 per 1.000 living.

The annual death-rate from all causes for London in 1903 is 15 7 per 1.000 living.

Sub-District.Population.No of Births.Birth-rateTotal Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths under 1 year.Infant Mortality per 1000 Births.
North51848103219.959111.4119115
Central52203146027.967812.9167114
South-East59324181930.6102117.2294161
South-West60341186927.686914.4206112
All Hackney223716618026.3316214.1786127

Table: The following shows the death-rates of Hackney from all causes per 1,000 compared with London daring the last decade.

The following shows the death-rates of Hackney from all causes per 1,000 compared with London daring the last decade.

Year.Hackney.London.Year.Hackney.London.
189416.2617.4189917.919.6
189518.6019.5190017.418.6
189617.1018.2190116.617.1
189717.8017.8190216.017.2
189817.1018.4190314.115.7

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Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of infants under one year of
age, numbered 786 during 1903. This is equivalent to an infantile
mortality of 127 deaths per 1,000 births. This is slightly higher
than that for the previous year, which was 121 per 1,000 births.
The infant mortality was lowest, 115, in the North sub-district, and
highest, 161 per 1,000 births, in the South East District.