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Hackney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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This number of deaths gives an annual mortality of 0.82 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.South-West.South-East.
No. of deaths from Tuberculous Disease44454047
Mortality rate per 1,000 inhabitants.75.90.76.88

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
193215224176• 82

Table: In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 17 years are shown grouped in periods of three years:—

In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 17 years are shown grouped in periods of three years:—

Three-year periods.Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease.Percentage decrease on the period 1916-1918.
Per cent.
1916-1918363..
1919-192126128.1
1922-192424931.4
1925-192720942.4
1928-193020842.7
1931-193218050 .4