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Hackney 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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Cancer.—There were 250 deaths during 1913 due to the different
varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of 37 on the
number registered during 1912. The annual mortality-rate from
malignant disease for last year is therefore 1.11 per 1,000 living.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths from this disease in the differenet sub-districts of the Borough:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Cancerous Disease. | 62 | 49 | 72 | 67 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 living. | 11 | 90 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates in this Borough during the ten years ending 1913:—
| Borough of Hackney. | Years. | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Deaths from Cancer. | 182 | 203 | 175 | 198 | 225 | 214 | 222 | 217 | 213 | 250 | |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | .80 | .90 | .75 | .91 | .96 | .91 | .93 | .97 | .95 | 1.11 | |
| London. | Death-rate per 1,000. | .99 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | .96 | .94 | 1.05 | 1.11 | — |
ALCOHOLISM.
During the year under consideration there were 2 deaths from
acute alcoholic poisoning; there were also 38 deaths registered as
due to cirrhosis of the liver, a condition regarded as a rule to be
due to excessive indulgence in alcohol, extending over lengthy
periods.