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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
| Live Births:— | Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,439 | 1,285 | 1,154 | Birth-rate | 190 |
| Illegitimate | 144 | 76 | 68 | ||
| Still Births | 58 | 33 | 25 | Rate per 1,000 total births | 21.9 |
| Deaths | 1,946 | 1,018 | 928 | Death-rate | 14.3 |
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Total Births | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.37 | |||||
| Other Puerperal causes | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0.37 | |||||
| Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:— | |||||||
| Legitimate, | 45.92 | Illegitimate, | 97.22 | Total, | 48.78 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 294 | ||||||
| ,, ,, Measles (all ages) | — | ||||||
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 7 | ||||||
| ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 28 | ||||||
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of
Hackney in 1944 is 135,540.
INHABITED HOUSES.
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931) 34,155
Estimated number of inhabited houses (end of
1944) according to Rate Books 33,651
MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE-RATE.
During 1944 there were 1,228 marriages solemnised in the
Borough of Hackney. The rate for persons married during this
period is therefore 18.1 per 1,000 of the population.
BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATE.
| Live Births | Stillbirths. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Legitimate | 1,285 | 1,154 | 2,439 | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| Illegitimate | 76 | 68 | 144 | — | 3 | 3 |