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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The areal comparability factor for Hackney is 1.05 and when
the crude death.rate of the Borough is multiplied by this factor a
corrected death.rate of 12.6 is secured for comparison with the crude
death.rate of the country or with the similarly adjusted rates of
other areas.
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death-rates in England and Wales, London, Hackney and the Electoral Wards of the Borough in 1936, and the rates for the previous three years :—
| District. | 1936. | Crude Death-rates in previous years. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Crude Death-rate. | 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | |
| England and Wales | 495,798 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| London | 51,454 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Hackney | 2,514 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Stamford Hill | 382 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.5 |
| Downs | 243 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.5 |
| West Hackney | 283 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Hackney | 322 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.9 |
| Kingsland | 287 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
| South Hackney | 283 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Clapton Park | 317 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 |
| Homerton | 397 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 11.6 |
| District. | Area (acres). | Population (estimated). | Crude Death.rate. | Infantile Death.rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 1,294 | 68,880 | 13.3 | 79.2 |
| Central | 918 | 70,940 | 60.9 | |
| South | 1,080 | 69,280 | 10.4 | 46.1 |
| Whole Borough | 3,292 | 209,100 | 62.9 |
Deaths in Public and Other Institutions.—There were 1,768
deaths in public institutions in the Borough during 1936. Of these,
713 were residents of other districts, and the remaining 1,055 were
residents of Hackney.