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Hackney 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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This Table does not indicate the absolute mortality in any one
district, but the proportionate rate of death. Thus in 1857, out
of 1000 deaths in the whole district, 98 belonged to Stoke Newington,
78 to Stamford Hill, 319 to West Hackney, 342 to
Hackney, and 163 to South Hackney; whilst in 1862, only 79
belonged to Stoke Newington, 60 to Stamford Hill, 287 to West
Hackney, 351 to Hackney, and 223 to South Hackney. But
whilst the population of Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington
may be considered almost stationary, that of Hackney has considerably,
and that of South Hackney very largely increased
since 1857.
The next Table shows the mortality from all causes, divided
into 18 groups for each of the four quarters of the year, and the
per centages for the whole year, during the years 1859, 1860,
1861, and 1862.
TABLE V-
Deaths in 1862.
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals | PBlt CBNTAGES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | 1861 | 1860 | 1859 | ||||||
| 49o.4 | 49o.7 | 47o.4 | 51o.l | ||||||
| 1 Zymotic Diseases | 91 | 79 | 74 | 128 | 375 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 16.8 | 23.0 |
| 2 Diseases of uncertain seat | 21 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 104 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 3 Tubercular Disease | 68 | 91 | 59 | 81 | 299 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 15.9 |
| 4 Diseases of Nervous System | 48 | 58 | 41 | 60 | 210 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
| 5 Heart | 33 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 110 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| 6 Lungs, &c | 83 | 48 | 30 | 82 | 243 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 14.1 |
| 7 Stomach, &c | 25 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 83 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| 8 Kidney, &c | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 9 from Childbirth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 10 of the Bones, Joints, &c. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 11 Skin | .... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 12 Malformations | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 13 Premature Birth & Debility | 20 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 14 Atrophy | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 15 Old Age | 41 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 116 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 1(5 Sudden Death | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 17 Deaths fr. Violence & Accidents | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| 18 Not specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 474 | 421 | 351 | 503 | 1749 | 100. | 100. | 100. | 100. | |
As before stated, the total number of deaths registered in the
district was 1749, of which, 474 were registered in the first
quarter, 421 in the second quarter, only 351 in the third
quarter, and no less than 503 in the last quarter. Of the 474