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Hackney 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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As shown in a foregoing table, the deaths from tuberculosis of Hackney residents registered during 1930 numbered 202. These deaths are classified as follows:—

Pulmonary tuberculosis175
General tuberculosis3
Tuberculous meningitis14
Tuberculous peritonitis1
Tuberculosis of other organs9
202

This number of deaths gives an annual mortality of 0.94 per
1,000 inhabitants.

The deaths are distributed in the sub-districts of the Borough as shown below:—

Sub-Districts.North.Central.South-west.South-east.
No. of deaths from Tuberculous Disease43514761
Mortality rate per 1,000 inhabitants.8010.851.1

The number of deaths from tuberculosis and the death-rate in each year since 1920 are shown in the following table:—

Year.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Death-rate.
1920190592491.10
1921213512641.17
1922202362381.05
1923216402561.13
1924207472541.12
192519133224.98
192618021201.88
192718123204.90
192816024184.84
1929205332381.11
193017527202.94

In the following table the deaths from tuberculous diseases
in the Borough for the last 15 years are shown, grouped in
periods of three years:—