London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
This page requires JavaScript
19
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Live Births:— Total. M. F.
Legitimate .. 2,915 1,495 1,420 Brith.rate 144
Illegitimate .. 103 50 53
Still Births .. 94 57 37 Rate per 1,000 total
births 30.2
Crude 12.0
Deaths 2,514 Death.rate Rate 12.0
Adjusted
Rate 12.6
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 655
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
Rate per 1,000 Total
Deaths Births
Puerperal Sepsis 1 0.32
Other Puerperal causes 3 0.96
Total 4 1.28
Death.rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate, 58.3 Illegitimate, 1941 Total, 629
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 45
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 18
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 38
POPULATION.
The following table shows the estimated population and density of population of London, Hackney and each of the Electoral Wards and Registration Sub.Districts of the Borough:—
| District. | Estimated Population. | Acragge (Land and Inland Water). | Persons per Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 4,141,100 | 74,850 | 55.3 |
| Hackney | 209,100 | 3,287 | 63.6 |
| Stamford Hill | 35,270 | 726 | 48.5 |
| Downs | 18,650 | 299 | 62.4 |
| West Hackney | 17,560 | 216 | 81.3 |
| Hackney | 24,980 | 282 | 88.5 |
| Kingsland | 231 | 86.9 | |
| South Hackney | 21,630 | 76.7 | |
| Clapton Park | 39,140 | 754 | 51.9 |
| Homerton | 31,790 | 497 | 63.9 |
| Hackney North | 71,480 | 1,241 | 57.6 |
| Hackney South.west | 66,690 | 795 | 83.8 |
| Hackney South.east | 70.930 | 1,251 | 56.7 |