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Hackney 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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98
Pulmonary tuberculosis 155
General tuberculosis 2
Tuberculous meningitis 12
Tuberculous peritonitis 5
Lupus 1
Tuberculosis of other organs 9
184
This number of deaths gives an annual mortality of 0.84 per
1,000 inhabitants.

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

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

Sub-Districts.North.Central.Soutli-West.South-East.
No. of deaths from Tuberculous Disease46344164
Mortality rate per 1,000 inhabitants.83.66.741.16

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

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
193115529184.84

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In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in
the Borough for the last 16 years are shown grouped in periods of
three years:—