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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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doubt largely contributed to by the low temperature of the summer,
but this does not account for the whole improvement; much must
be attributed to the gradual improvement which has taken place
in the sanitary condition of the Borough since the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, came into force; and this in spite of increasing
density, and the gradual change from suburban to urban conditions.
This improvement may be more clearly seen by a study of the following table, giving the Density, General and Infantile Mortality Rates for the last fourteen years:—
| Year. | Density. | General Death Rate (per 1,000 living). | Infantile Mortality Rate (per 1,000 births). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67.5 | |||
| 66.5 | |||
| 66.7 | 16.6 | 137 | |
| 67.3 | 121 | ||
| 127 | |||
| 68.5 | 155 | ||
| 69.8 | 123 | ||
| 116 | |||
| 117 | |||
| 1912 | 67.8 |
The relative position from a health point of view occupied by
Hackney may be seen from the subjoined table, compiled from
figures supplied by the Registrar-General, showing the death rates