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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Year | Borough of Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 25.6 | 18.9 | 26.6* | 303 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
| 1914 | 25.5 | 18.0 | 32.5 | 244 | 27.1 | 24.3 |
| 1915 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 223 | 23.3 | 22.6 |
| 1916 | 23.9 | 16.9 | 32.5 | 216 | 24.5 | 23.0 |
| 1917 | 18.9 | 12.4 | 29.7 | 154 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
| 1918 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 30.7 | 127 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1919 | 21.0 | 13.2 | 33.9 | 165 | 20 .6 | 18.3 |
| 1920 | 28.7 | 20.6 | 41.3 | 23 6 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| 1921 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 36.9 | 19 5 | 23.6 | 22.3 |
| 1922 | 23.4 | 15.8 | 37.7 | 183 | 22.5 | 21.0 |
| 1913-1922. | 23.1 | 15.9 | 33.0 | 20'4 | 23.1 | 21.6 |
| 1923 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 38.7 | 174 | 19.8 | 20.2 |
* The Salvation Army's Mothers' Hospital was ODened in 1913.
Deaths.—The deaths registered in the Borough during 1923
numbered 2,561; but of these 554 were deaths of non-residents
who died inside the Borough. There were, however, 399 residents
of Hackney who died during the year outside the Borough. On
making the necessary corrections, the corrected number of deaths
amongst Hackney residents is 2,406. This is a decrease of 473
upon the number of deaths occurring during 1922. The general
death-rate from all causes for the year 1923 is 10.6 per 1,000 of
the population.
Amongst the Registration Sub-districts the death-rate was lowest in the North Sub-district (10.0 per 1,000), the highest in the South-west Sub-district (113 per 1,000).
| Sub-district. | Population (estimated). | Total No. of Births, Uncorrected. | Birth rate. Uncorrected. | Total Deaths Cor'ted. | Death-rate. | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. Uncorrected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 57,321 | 835 | 14.5 | 575 | 10.0 | 59 | 70 |
| central | 53,535 | 2,075 | 38.7 | 569 | 10.6 | 61 | 29 |
| South - west | 58,045 | 1,012 | 17.4 | 657 | 11.3 | 59 | 58 |
| South - east | 57,499 | 1,143 | 19.8 | 605 | 10.5 | 78 | 68 |
| A11 Hackney | 226,400 | 5.065 | 22.3 | 2,406 | 10.6 | 257 | 50 |
* The uncorrected figure counts in all births and Infant deaths relating to
the whole Borough; but some of these having occurred in Institutions, etc.,
are referred to other districts. For corrected figure see page 29.