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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: 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 Borough15556.4
Wards:—
Ridley948.3
Downs1583.7
Town Hall633.3
Graham853.3
Dalston640.2
Culford11100.9
Stamford1261.5
Springfield1240.9
Maury736.8
Southwold1053.1
Leaside1170.0
Marsh958.8
Wick1164.7
Chatham959.6
Park843.0
Tudor1168.3

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.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 -3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total
Measles........••....12..3
Scarlet Fever......................
Whooping Cough..............11..2
Diphtheria............1......1
Erysipelas......................
T.B. Meningitis......................
Meningitis............11....2
Convulsions......................
Bronchitis..............2....2
Pneumonia..85....131246439
Diarrhoea....111314102231
Suffocation (overlying)..1......121....4
Injury at Birth121....4........4
Atelectasis121..... .4........4
Congenital defects561....12512..20
Premature Birth91121..233......26
Marasmus..11..134......7
Other causes11..1..3123110
Totals17321232664323167155