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Hackney 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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five years of age. The mortality for Hackney is equal to 0.017
per 1,000 inhabitants, and that for all London, 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The King's Home for Nurses attended to three cases
and paid 34 visits.
Information was received from the head masters and head
mistresses of elementary schools in Hackney of 168 cases of
whooping cough occurring among their scholars during the year.
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
For Table of Deaths see pages 152 to 159.
Cancer.—There were 322 deaths during 1926, due to the
different varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of 21
on the number registered during 1925. The annual mortality rate
from malignant disease for last year is therefore 1'40 per 1,000
inhabitants.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths from this disease in the different sub-districts of the Borough:—
| Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No- of Deaths from Cancerous Disease | 73 | 70 | 94 | 85 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death rates due to malignant disease in this Borough for the 10
years ending 1926:—
| Years. | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London. Boiough of Hackney. | Deaths from Cancer. | 230 | 236 | 274 | 246 | 289 | 285 | 303 | 310 | 301 | 322 |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.40 | |
| Death-rate per 1,000. | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.42 |