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Hackney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1932, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.

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The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1932, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.

District.	1932.		Infantile Mortality Rates in five year periods.
	Number of deaths of children under 1 year of age.	Infantile Mortality Rate.	Infantile Mortality Rates in five year periods.
	Number of deaths of children under 1 year of age.	Infantile Mortality Rate.	1927-31	1922-6.
England and Wales	39,706	65	67	73
London	4,093	67	64	67
Hackney	168	53	59	63

Table: The following table shows the infant deaths and infantile mortality rates for the year in the Borough and the various Electoral Wards:—

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The following table shows the infant deaths and infantile mortality rates for the year in the Borough and the various Electoral Wards:—

District.	Infant Deaths.	Infantile Mortality rate.
The Borough	168	53.9
Stamford Hill	15	27.5
West Hackney	11	41.6
Kingsland	17	59.5
Downs	18	63.8
Clapton Park	34	60.3
Homerton	34	73.7
South Hackney	26	69.8
Hackney	13	37.9

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

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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	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	5	7
Scarlet Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	3	5
Diphtheria	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	3
Erysipelas	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
T.B. Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Convulsions	..	2	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	3
Bronchitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	5	3	l	2	11
Pneumonia	..	1	..	..	1	2	6	8	7	4	27
Diarrhoea	..	1	..	..	..	1	4	5	7	2	19
Suffocation (overlying)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Injury at Birth	..	2	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	2
Atelectasis	5	1	1	..	..	7	..	..	..	..	7
Congenital defects	8	1	3	2	2	16	3	1	1	..	21
Premature Birth	17	13	3	2	1	36	2	..	..	..	38
Marasmus	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	2	..	6
Other causes	3	3	..	..	..	6	2	4	2	1	15
Totals	33	24	7	4	4	72	28	25	24	19	168

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Hackney 1932

Table: The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1932, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.

Table: The following table shows the infant deaths and infantile mortality rates for the year in the Borough and the various Electoral Wards:—

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