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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The causes of death are set out in the following table:—

The causes of death are set out in the following table:—

Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total.
Measles................189
Scarlet Fever......................
Whooping Cough................1..1
Diphtheria............1l2
Erysipelas................l..1
T.B. Meningitis..................22
Meningitis..................22
Convulsions............41....5
Bronchitis..............2..24
Pneumonia............65101036
Diarrhoea............6144..24
Syphilis......................
Suffocation (overlying)......................
Injury at Birth..2......2........2
Atelectasis111....3........3
Congenital defects491....146......20
Premature Birth16152....343......37
Marasmus1....2..32..2..7
Other causes11012..145......19
Totals23376727533222024174

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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During 1930 there were six deaths of Hackney women from
causes directly connected with childbirth. This represents a death
rate of 1 - 7 mothers per 1,000 births.
The actual causes of death were:—-
Puerperal sepsis 2
Cerebral embolism 1
Post-partum haemorrhage 1
Pulmonary embolism 1
Pulmonary oedema 1
Total 6