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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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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The following shows the death-rate of Hackney from all causes per 1,000, compared with London during the last decade.
| Year. | Hackney. | London. | Year. | Hackney. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 1910 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| 1906 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 1911 | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 1907 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 1912 | 12.3 | 13.6 |
| 1908 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 1913 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
| 1909 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 1914 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths under one year of age in the
Borough during 1914 numbered 492. This is a decrease of 57 upon
the number of infants' deaths recorded during 1913. The infant
mortality rate for the year is 90 per 1,000 births. The decreased
rate is due chiefly to a decrease in the number of deaths from
bronchitis and pneumonia. Other special causes of infant deaths
deserving mention are premature birth (81), diarrhoea (109),
atrophy debility and marasmus (54).
During the year Mrs. Rhodes, health visitor, made 1,316
primary visits to the homes of nursing mothers and their infants,
and 829 subsequent visits. There were also 237 fruitless visits,
the mothers being either out at the time, or having changed their
address. The weekly weighing meetings at the Town Hall have
been continued during the year with slight interruption. The
actual number of meetings was 47, and the total number of infants
weighed 1,501.
The following table gives particulars of the feeding of the
infants and the home conditions found by the Health Visitor
amongst the children visited:—