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Hackney 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of 141 children under the age of twelve months were
allocated to Hackney by the Registrar-General during 1935. Deaths
of children in the Salvation Army and Church Homes for unmarried
mothers are included in these figures. There are eight institutions
of this kind in Hackney, and although many of the mothers and
babies who enter the homes have no real connection with the
Borough, every death occurring therein is allocated to Hackney.

Table: The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1935, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.

The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1935, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.

District.1935.Infantile Mortality Rates in five year periods.
Number of deaths of children under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality Rate.
1930-34.1925-9.
England and Wales33,88457.06371
London3,79358.06365
Hackney14147.65362

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

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 Borough14147.6
Wards:—
Stamford Hill2544.6
Downs1346.4
West Hackney1137.8
Hackney1967.6
Kingsland1748.1
South Hackney1644.8
Clapton Park1840.0
Homerton2256.8