Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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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. | |||
| 1927-31 | 1922-6. | |||
| England and Wales | 39,706 | 65 | 67 | 73 |
| London | 4,093 | 67 | 64 | 67 |
| Hackney | 168 | 53 | 59 | 63 |
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 |
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 |