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Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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DEATHS.
The deaths registered in the Borough during 1930 numbered
2,662, but of these 688 were deaths of non-residents who died inside
the Borough. There were, however, 407 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 2,381. This is a decrease of 608 upon the number of
deaths occurring during 1929. The general death-rate from all
causes for the year 1930 is 11.1 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table show the source form which the notiffication were recieved:-
| Year 1930. | Medical Practitioners. | Midwives. | Parents and others. | Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | ||||||||||
| M . | F. | M . | F | F. | M . | F. | M. | F. | M . | F. | M. | F. | M . | F. | M. | F. | |
| Totals .. | 276 | 242 | 11 | 11 | 1674 | 1499 | 49 | 45 | 269 | 276 | 9 | 6 | 2219 | 2017 | 69 | 62 | |
T he following table shows the number of deaths and the death-rates in England and Wales, London, Hackney and the Registration Sub-districts of the Borough in 1930, and the rates for the previous four years:—
| District. | 1930. | Death-rates in previous years. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death- rate. | 1929. | 1928. | 1927. | 1926. | |
| England and Wales | 455,397 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11 .6 |
| London | 51,184 | 11 .4 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11 .4 |
| Hackney | 2,381 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| Sub-districts:— | ||||||
| North | 616 | 11.3 | 12 .5 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 10.4 |
| Central | 572 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 11 .2 | 9.7 |
| South-west | 612 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 11 .9 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| South-east | 581 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
The following table shows the deaths and death-rates for the
year in the Borough and the various Electoral Wards:—
| District. | Area (acres). | Population (estimated). | Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 1,294 | 67,700 | 11 .2 | 60 |
| Central | 918 | 73,610 | 11.5 | 53 |
| South | 1,080 | 73,090 | 10.5 | 36 |
| Whole Borough | 3,292 | 214,400 | 11.1 | 49 |