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Hackney 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907

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The annual mortality rate for tuberculous disease for Hackney is 16 per 1,000 living. The deaths are distributed in the different sub-districts as follows:—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Tuberculous Disease.677613396
Mortality rate per 1,000 living.1.21.32.11.5

Cancer.— The number of deaths in Hackney due to this disease
during 1907 was 198. This is 23 deaths more than the number
dying from the same disease during 1906. The annual death rate
is .81 per 1,000 living.

The deaths are distributed in the sub-districts in the following proportions:—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Cancerous Disease.50495346
Mortality rate per 1,000 living..92.88.86.75

Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates in this Borough during the ten years ending 1907:—

Years.1898189919001901190219031904190519061907
Borough of Hackney.Deaths from Cancer.199200190182190192182203175198
Death rate per 1,000..90.87.86.82.85.85.80.90.75.81
LondonDeath rate per 1,000..92.95.95.93.99.87.991.001.051.03