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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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46 of this report. It will be seen there that the mortality from
this disease fluctuates from year to year, but the general tendency
is to a gradual decline.
The following table giving the density of
population and the general and infantile mortality rates of the Borough for the last 16 years, shows the public health improvement during that period:—
| Year. | Density. | General Death Rate (per 1,000 living). | Infantile Mortality Rate (per 1,000 births). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 67.5 | 17.9 | 165 |
| 1900 | 66.5 | 17.4 | 162 |
| 1901 | 66.7 | 16.6 | 137 |
| 1902 | 67.3 | 16.0 | 121 |
| 1903 | 67.9 | 14.7 | 127 |
| 1904 | 68.5 | 16.0 | 155 |
| 1905 | 69.1 | 15.0 | 140 |
| 1906 | 69.8 | 14.1 | 123 |
| 1907 | 70.6 | 14.4 | 116 |
| 1908 | 71.0 | 13.9 | 117 |
| 1909 | 71.3 | 13.7 | 108 |
| 1910 | 70.0 | 12.3 | 99 |
| 1911 | 67.1 | 15.0 | 119 |
| 1912 | 67.8 | 12.3 | 79 |
| 1913 | 68.0 | 13.6 | 99 |
| 1914 | 68.0 | 13.9 | 90 |
The relative position from a health point of view occupied by
Hackney may be seen from the subjoined table, compiled from
figures supplied by the Registrar-General, showing the death rates