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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| District. | 1933. | Death-rates in previous years. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rate. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | |
| England and Wales | 496,550 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| London | 52,645 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| Hackney | 2,474 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| Stamford Hill | 418 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 12.0 |
| Downs | 202 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.4 |
| West Hackney | 207 | 11.5 | 11 .9 | 12.4 | ll.l |
| Hackney | 304 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 11.8 |
| Kingsland | 296 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| South Hackney | 264 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| Clapton Park | 404 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.5 |
| Homerton | 379 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| District. | Area (acres). | Population (estimated). | Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 1,294 | 70,590 | 11.7 | 62 |
| Central | 918 | 72,700 | 11.9 | 50 |
| South | 1,080 | 71,010 | 10.9 | 39 |
| Whole Borough | 3,292 | 214,300 | 11.5 | 50 |
Deaths in Public and Other Institutions.—There were 1,598
deaths in public institutions in the Borough during 1933. Of these,
622 were residents of other districts, and the remaining 976 were
residents of Hackney.
The following lists give the names of the Institutions within
the Borough receiving persons from both within and without the
Borough, and also the Institutions outside the Borough receiving
sick and infirm persons from the Borough, with the number of
deaths in each Institution during the year:—