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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 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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District. These statistics show that the public health of the
Hackney District was decidedly better than that of the Northern
Districts as a whole, and of London generally.
The enormous increase in the population since 1851, when
it was 58,429 against the calculated number on July 1st, 1867,
of 104,882, has been provided for by the erection of at least
8,000 new houses. The population has, during this period,
very much changed its character, a far larger proportion of
the middle and working classes having come to reside here
than previously to 1851. This change has led to a rise of
the poor rates, and must lead to an increased number of deaths
in proportion to the population, especially as there are now,
pro rata, more children and fewer middle-aged people than
heretofore.
Deaths in Hackney.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. Deaths from | Totals 1867. | Per Centages. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867. | 10 years' average. | ||
| Miasmatic, (Epidemic) diseases | 337 | 16.6 | 20.8 |
| Diathetic, &c., diseases | 124 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Tubercular diseases | 454 | 20.0 | 16.6 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System | 249 | 11.0 | 13.0 |
| „ „ Organs of Circulation | 92 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| „ „ Respiratory Organs | 363 | 16.0 | 16.3 |
| „ „ Digestive and Urinary do. | 132 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| „ „ Skin and Joints | 14 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Premature Birth and Atrophy | 172 | 7.6 | 4.9 |
| Childbirth and Diseases of Women | 32 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Old Age | 177 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
| Violence | 83 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| total | 2269 | 100 | 100 |
One of the most striking peculiarities of the mortuary
returns for 1867 is the extremely small proportion of deaths