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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 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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was caused by an extremely hot summer. In the last quarter,
the rate ranged from 23.8 to 29 2 per cent., the mortality in
two quarters, those of 1860 and 1861, having been below the
mean, whilst that of the other years were above it.
TABLE VIII
1861.—A ges at D eath.
| Quarter | Under 1 Year | Between 1 and 20 | Between 20 and 40 | Between 40 and 60 | Between 60 and 80 | Above 80 | Totals | Per Cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 77 | 117 | 51 | 69 | 125 | 35 | 474 | 27.1 | |
| Second | 70 | 106 | 65 | 83 | 84 | 13 | 421 | 24.1 | |
| Third | 57 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 89 | 20 | 351 | 20.1 | |
| Fourth. | 96 | 150 | 62 | 67 | 107 | 21 | 503 | 28.7 | |
| Totals | 300 | 441 | 242 | 272 | 405 | 89 | 1749 | 1000 | |
| Per Cents | 1857 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 100 | |
| 1858 | 24.4 | 22.4 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 100 | ||
| 1859 | 18.9 | 25.1 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 100 | ||
| 1860 | 19.3 | 26.2 | 130 | 13.7 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 100 | ||
| 1861 | 18.8 | 26.8 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 100 | ||
| 1862 | 17.2 | 25.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 23.2 | 5.1 | 100 | ||
The next Table to be discussed, shows the per centages of
deaths for each quarter of the year, the number of deaths at six
periods of life which were registered in each quarter of the year,
and the per centages for each year from 1857 at the different
ages. These include all the deaths in the District, and are not
corrected for deaths in the East London Union. In the first
quarter the ratio of deaths to those registered during the whole
year was 27.1 per cent.; in the second quarter, 24.1 per cent.;
in the third quarter, 20.1 per cent.; and in the last quarter,
28.7 per cent. There were 300 deaths, or 172 out of each 1000
registered under 1 year old; 441 deaths of persons more than 1
year but less than 20, or at the rate of 252 per 1000; 242 deaths
between 20 and 40 years of age, or only 138 per 1000 deaths;
272 deaths between 40 and 60, or 155 per 1000; 405 deaths
between 60 and 80 years of age, or 232 per 1000; and 89
deaths of persons above 80 years of age, or 51 per 1000. The