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Hackney 1919
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919
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Cancer.—There were 274 deaths during 1919 due to the different
varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of 38 on the
number registered during 1918. The annual mortality rate from
malignant disease for last year is therefore 126 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. | 80 | 49 | 73 | 72 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 inhabitants. | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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 1919:—
| Years. | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Hackney. | Deaths from Cancer. | 222 | 217 | 213 | 250 | 256 | 276 | 245 | 230 | 236 | 274 |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | .93 | .97 | .95 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.26 | |
| London | Death-rate per 1,000. | .94 | l.05 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.20 |
ALCOHOLISM.
During the year under consideration there was 1 death from
acute alcoholic poisoning; there were also 9 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.