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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Senile Mortality.—The deaths which occurred in Hackney at
65 years and upwards during 1917 numbered 1,002, of which
494 were between the ages of 65 and 75 years, 361 between 75 and
85 years, and 147 at 85 years and upwards. The annual mortality
rate of persons at 65 years and upwards is 5.1 per 1,000.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—There were 1,464 deaths in
public institutions in the Borough during 1917 ; of these 688 were
residents of other districts, and the remaining 776 were residents of
Hackney.