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Hackney 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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TableIX.

Percentages of Deaths from various causes to total Deaths in Hackney from 1856 to 1878, arranged in 12 groups.

YearsZymotic DiseasesDiseases of uncertain seatTubercular DiseasesDiseases of the Nervous SystemDiseases of the Circulatory OrgansDiseases of the Respiratory OrgansDiseases of the Digestive and Urinary OrgansDiseases of the Skin and JointsPremature Birth, Atrophy, and MalformationsChildbirth and Diseases of WomenOld AgeViolenceMean Temperature for each YearTotal Rainfall for each Year
123456789101112inches
187128.44.115.610.65.715.75.70.45.70.65.12.4° 48.722.3
187222.24.816.212.56.016.26.30.55.91.54.83.150.730.0
187317.14.615.112.86.819.16.40.57.01.16.23.348.923.4
18741644.815.313.36.917.97.30.46.41.56.43.449.420.0
187517.74.015.612.16.522.16.50.97.21.24.52.949.427.3
187619.84.315.518.46.616.95.90.18.21.44.12.850.123.9
187720.33.715.612.96.917.76.60.57.01.04.63.249.726.8
187821.63.914.313.27.017.96.60.47.90.83.82.649.629.2
Means20.444.2815.4012.606.5517.946.420.476.821134.9430.049.625.4
1866.7520.424.6916.5212.095.8816.646.10.526.4511663.431.949.525.0
1856.6520.804.8416.7712.185.0416.396.500.604.890.9369.641.049.523.2

The steady growth of population in the district is markedly
shown by referring to table X, where we see that the average
number of births in the ten years 1841.51 was only 1398, whilst
in the next decennial period it was 2223; in 1861.71, 3440; and in
the eight years 1871-78 it was as high as 4966; having reached
nearly 6000 in 1878, or more than four times as many as in
1811-51. The deaths have not increased quite so fast, for in
1841-51 the mean number registered was 946; in 1851-61, it
was 1391; in 1861-71 it amounted to 2182; and for the eight