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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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during 1937. The mortality-rate from malignant disease for last
year was, therefore, 1.59 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Below is given a table showing the number of deaths and death-rates due to malignant disease in this Borough for the 10 years ending 1938:—
| Years. | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Hackney:— No. of Deaths | 340 | 319 | 343 | 327 | 326 | 358 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 328 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.59 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.59 |
| London:— Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.79 |