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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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REGISTER OF RAINFALL DURING THE YEAR AT CLAPTON POND.
| Month. | Total rainfall. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Heaviest fall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ins. | ins. | ||
| January | 1.24 | 16 | 0.22 |
| February | 0.16 | F,6 | 0.05 |
| March | 1.92 | 17 | 0.32 |
| April | 1.94 | 12 | 0.42 |
| May | 0.43 | 7 | 0.22 |
| June | 1.19 | 9 | 0.39 |
| July | 0.95 | 6 | 0 .42 |
| August | 2.11 | 14 | 0.68 |
| September | 1.27 | 8 | 0.52 |
| October | 1.15 | 13 | 0.27 |
| November | 1.91 | 8 | 0.56 |
| December | 4.88 | 24 | 048 |
| 19.15 | 140 | •• |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Live Births:— Total. M. F.
Legitimate 2,901 1,602 1,399 Birth-rate 14.2
Illegitimate 112 44 68
Still Births 90 51 39 Rate per 1,000 total
births 29.0
Crude 1 1 .7
Deaths 2,481 Death-rate Adjusted
Rate 12.2
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 63.5
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
Rate per 1,000 Total
Deaths Births
Puerperal Sepsis 3 0.96
Other Puerperal causes 2 0.64
Total 5 1.61
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate, 52.0 Illegitimate, 169.6 Total, 56.4
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 27
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 7
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 31