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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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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 Borough12443.4
Wards:—
Stamford Hill1831.6
Downs1552.8
West Hackney1037.0
Hackney1444.0
Kingsland1450.5
South Hackney1243.0
Clapton Park2246.5
Homerton1949.1

Table: The causes of death are set out in the following table:—

The causes of death are set out in the following table:—

Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 week.1-2 weeks. 12-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 w eeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total.
Measles......................
Scarlet Fever..••..................
Whooping Cough................415
Diphtheria......................
Erysipelas......................
T.B. Meningitis......................
Meningitis..• •..........1124
Convulsions..1......11......2
Bronchitis........1111....3
Pneumonia..1....12452518
Diarrhoea............7104122
Suffocation (overlving)............1..1..2
Injury at Birth331....7........7
Atelectasis23......5........5
Congenital defects1311..63..1..10
Premature Birth128312261......27
Marasmus................1..1
Other causes..2....13661218
Totals18215255124231511124