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Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
For table of Deaths, see pages 104-112.
Cancer.—There were 246 deaths during 1920 due to the different
varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of 28 on the
number registered during 1919. The annual mortality rate from
malignant disease for last year is therefore 1.09 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths from this disease in the different sub-districts of the Borough :—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Cancerous Disease. | 72 | 50 | 71 | 53 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 inhabitants. | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates due to malignant disease in this Borough for the 10 years ending 1920:—
| Years. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Hackney. | Deaths from Cancer. | 217 | 213 | 250 | 256 | 276 | 245 | 230 | 236 | 274 | 246 |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | .97 | .95 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.09 | |
| London. | Death-rate per 1,000. | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
ALCOHOLISM
Alcoholism.—During the year under consideration there were no
deaths from acute alcoholic poisoning ; there were, however, 8