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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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Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR

Live Births:—Total.M.F.
Legitimate2,6311,3341,297 |Birth-rate134
Illegitimate1146549 |
Still Births965937Rate per 1,000 total births34.9
Deaths2,2001,1301,070Death-rateCrude Rate10.7
Adjusted Rate11.2
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions56.9

Table: Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—

Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—

DeathsRate per 1,000 Total Births
Puerperal Sepsis10.35
Other Puerperal causes--
Total10.35

Table: Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—

Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—

Legitimate,50.93Illegitimate,184.21Total, 56.46
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)328
,, ,, Measles (all ages)6
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages)5
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)34

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POPULATION.
The population of the Borough, as ascertained at the last Census
(1931), was 215,333. The Registrar-General has estimated that

Table: The following table shows the estimated population of London, Hackney and each of the Electoral Wards of the Borough:—

The following table shows the estimated population of London, Hackney and each of the Electoral Wards of the Borough:—

District.Estimated Population.
London4,062,800
Hackney205,200
Wards:—
Ridley13,857
Downs14,332
Town Hall11,984
Graham11,379
Dalston9,824
Culford7,995
Stamford17,031
Springfield15,910
Maury15,334
Southwold12,688
Leaside12,593
Marsh13,428
Wick13,468
Chatham12,025
Park13.682
Tudor9,670