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Hackney 1904

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904

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

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

Year.Hackney.London.Year.Hackney.London.
189518.6019.5190017.418.6
189617.1018.2190116.617.1
189717.8017.8190216.017.2
189817.1018.4190314.115.7
189917.919.6190415.416.6

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Infant Mortality.—The number of deaths of infants under one
year of age in the Borough during 1904 was 953. This is equivalent
to an infantile mortality of 155 per 1,000 births. This rate is considerably
higher than that during 1903, the deaths in that year under
one year of age having numbered 786, and the infantile mortality
being 127 per 1,000 births.
The increased infantile mortality during 1904 was undoubtedly due
to the excessive heat of the summer months of the year. The
infant mortality was lowest in the north sub.district and highest in the
south.east sub.district. The infant mortality for London during
1904 is 146 per 1,000 births.

Table: The following are the infantile death.rates for the Borough of Hackney compared with the rates for all London during the years 1895.1904:—

The following are the infantile death.rates for the Borough of Hackney compared with the rates for all London during the years 1895.1904:—

Year.Hackney.London.Year.Hackney.London.
18951591541900158158
18961571461901135148
18971271471902121132
18981611521903127131
18991531661904155146