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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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A further decline in the mortality from tuberculosis has also
taken place during 1913. This subject is particularly dealt with
on page 43 of this Report.
The following table, giving the density
of population of the Borough and the general and infantile mortality rates for the last fifteen years, shows the public health improvement effected in the Borough during that period:—
| Year. | Density. | General Death Rate (per 1,000 living). | Infantile Mortality Rate (per 1,000 births). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189!) | 67.5 | 17.9 | 165 |
| 1900 | 66.5 | 17.4 | 162 |
| 1901 | 66.7 | 16.6 | 137 |
| 1901 | 67.3 | 16.0 | 121 |
| 1903 | 67.9 | 14.7 | 127 |
| 1904 | 68.5 | 16.0 | 155 |
| 1905 | 69.1 | 15.0 | 140 |
| 190(5 | 69.8 | 14.1 | 123 |
| 1907 | 70.6 | 14.4 | 116 |
| 1908 | 71.0 | 13.9 | 117 |
| 1909 | 71.3 | 13.7 | 108 |
| 1910 | 72.2 | 12.3 | 99 |
| 1911 | 67.1 | 15.0 | 119 |
| 1912 | 67.8 | 12.3 | 79 |
| 1913 | 68.0 | 13.6 | 99 |