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Senile Mortality.—The deaths which occurred in Hackney
at 65 years of age and upwards during 1926 numbered 1,033,
and of these 515 were between the ages of 65 and 75 years, 410
between 75 and 85 years, and 108 at 85 years and upwards. The
annual mortality rate of persons at 65 years and upwards is 4'5
per 1,000 inhabitants.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—There were 1,671 deaths in
public institutions in the Borough during 1926; of these 679
were residents of other districts, and the remaining 992 were
residents of Hackney.
The following lists give the names of the institutions within
the Borough receiving persons from both within and without
the Borough, and also the institutions outside the Borough,
receiving sick and infirm persons from the Borough, with the
number of deaths in each institution during the year 1926 :—
Institutions within Hie Borough receiving persons both from and
without the Borough.
Brooke House, Upper Clapton Road 10
Eastern Fever Hospital, Homerton 149
French Hospital, Victoria Park Road 1
German Hospital, Dalston 142
Hackney Hospital, Homerton 976
„ Central Institution, Homerton 9
Metropolitan Hospital, Kingsland 174
Nursing Home, 46, Amhurst Park 6
,, ,, 2, Amhurst Park 5
Carried forward 1,472