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Hackney 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
For table of Deaths, see pages 104 and 111.
Cancer.—There were 285 deaths during 1922 due to the
different varieties of malignant disease. This is a decrease of
4 on the number registered during 1921. The annual mortality
rate from malignant disease for last year is therefore 1.26 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 | 94 | 59 | 65 | 67 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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 1922:—
| Years. | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Hackney. | Deaths from Cancer. | 250 | 256 | 276 | 245 | 230 | 236 | 274 | 246 | 289 | 285 |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | 111 | 114 | 126 | 116 | 117 | 107 | 126 | 109 | 128 | 126 | |
| London. | Death-rate per 1,000. | 110 | 113 | 116 | 13.3 | 125 | 126 | 120 | 120 | 131 | 130 |
Alcoholism.
Alcoholism.—During the year under consideration there were
no deaths from alcoholic poisoning; there were, however, 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.