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Hackney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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26
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of 190 children under the age of twelve months were
allocated to Hackney by the Registrar-General during 1936. 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.
The following is a table of the infantile deaths and death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in 1936, together with the infantile death rates in five-year periods.
| District. | 1936. | Infantile Mortality Rates in five year periods. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths of children under 1 year of age. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | |||
| 1931-35. | 1926-30. | |||
| England and Wales | 35,236 | 59.0 | 62 | 68 |
| London | 3,746 | 66.0 | 63 | 64 |
| Hackney | 190 | 62.9 | 53 | 59 |
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 Borough | 190 | 62.9 |
| Wards:— | ||
| Stamford Hill | 29 | 47.9 |
| Downs | 18 | 66.6 |
| West Hackney | 22 | 84.9 |
| Hackney | 31 | 92.2 |
| Kingsland | 18 | 65.6 |
| South Hackney | 15 | 43.9 |
| Clapton Park | 30 | 58.3 |
| Homerton | . 27 | 64.4 |