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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Month. | Total rainfall. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Heaviest fall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ins. | ins. | ||
| January | 3.54 | 16 | 0.63 |
| February | 1.50 | 11 | 0.43 |
| March | 1.17 | 16 | 0.28 |
| April | 0.83 | 14 | 0.23 |
| May | 1.65 | 11 | 0.30 |
| June | 1.67 | 10 | 0.57 |
| July | 1.66 | 7 | 0.50 |
| August | 2.34 | 17 | 0.76 |
| September | 0.63 | 6 | 0.35 |
| October | 3.09 | 20 | 0.67 |
| November | 1.55 | 14 | 0.27 |
| December | 2.17 | 17 | 0.61 |
| 21.80 | 159 |
II EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
| Births— | Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 3,353 | 1,766 | 1,711 | Birth Rate 16.0 |
| Illegitimate | 124 | |||
| Deaths | 2,551 | Death Rate | 11.7 | |
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of child.birth:— | ||||
| From sepsis 4 | From other causes 11 | |||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births: — | ||||
| Legitimate, 59 | Illegitimate, 306 | Total, 67 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) 28. | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 11. | ||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 37. | ||||
''Marriages and Marriage.rates.—During 1928 there were 2,052
marriages solemnised in the Borough of Hackney. The annual rate
for persons married during this period is therefore 18.8 per 1,000 of
the population.
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