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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In only three of these cases could doubt arise as to whether
they were preventable and only one of them was, in fact, actually
preventable, that is to say, preventable by ante-natal care or
better treatment.
A case following operation for malformation, where every
possible care is taken, or a case where abortion is possibly induced,
even if an open verdict is returned at the inquest, or fatty degeneration
of the heart or shock are examples of deaths that are not
preventable under any maternity and child welfare scheme.
The maternal deaths and death-rates in the years 1931 to 1935 in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follow:—
| 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | Number of Deaths | 2,601 | 2,587 | 2,618 | 2,748 | * |
| Death Rate | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | |
| London | Number of Deaths | 246 | 178 | 201 | 158 | * |
| Death Rate | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | * | |
| Hackney | Number of Deaths | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Death Rate | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | |
* Information not yet available.
The special arrangements made by the Borough Council for the
investigation of maternal deaths and cases of puerperal fever and
puerperal pyrexia are described on page 63 of this Report.
SENILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of Hackney residents of 65 years of age and upwards
which occurred during 1935 numbered 1,120, and of these 539 were
between the ages of 65 and 75 years, 447 between 75 and 85 years,
and 134 at 85 years and upwards. The annual mortality-rate of
persons at 65 years and upwards is 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants.