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Hackney 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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number of deaths registered in each sub-district (corrected
for deaths as before mentioned), bears to the
total corrected deaths for the whole district. That is to
say, that during the year 7'5 per cent. of all the deaths
registered in the district belonged to Stoke Newington;
6.0 per cent. to Stamford-hill; 26.6 per cent. to West
Hackney; 37.5 per cent. to Hackney; and 22.4 per
cent. to South Hackney. It will be seen that whilst
the proportionate death-rate has decreased since 1857
in Stoke Newington, Stamford-hill, and West Hackney,
it has increased in Hackney and South Hackney.

Table IV.

1857-G3.—Corrected Rates of Death in the SubDistricts.

YearsStoke NewingtonStamford HillWest HackneyHackneySouth HackneyTotals
18579.87.831.934.216.3100
18587.47.031.234.819.6100
18596.76.131.836.718.7100
18607.46.331.734.919.7100
18616.75.031.535.920 9100
18627.96.028.735.122.3100
18637.56026.637.522.4100

Table 5, shows the causes of death in eighteen
groups for the year 1863, the per centages for the year
1857.63. and the mean temperatures for the same years.
In the year 1863, no less than 457 deaths were caused
by epidemic or zymotic diseases. This class as will be
seen in reference to the last table, includes small-pox,
measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough,
croup, diarrhoea, influenza, all kinds of fever, syphilis,
and rheumatic fever. The number of deaths in this