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Hackney 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The death-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—

The death-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—

District.Death-rate, 1945Death-rates in previous years.
1944194319421941
England and Wales11.411.612.111.612.9
London13.815.715.013.916.3
Hackney13.314.313.913.115.6

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of 105 children under the age of twelve months were
allocated to Hackney by the Registrar-General during 1945. This
number of deaths gives an infantile mortality rate of 41.89 per 1,000
live births, the rate for England and Wales being 46 and for London
53.

Table: The infant mortality-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—

The infant mortality-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—

District.Infant mortality rate, 1945Infant mortality-rates in previous years.
1944194319421941
England and Wales4646494959
London5361586068
Hackney4148424450

Table: The causes of the 105 infant deaths in 1945 are set out in the following table:—

The causes of the 105 infant deaths in 1945 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
Bronchitis............43....7
Cerebro-spinal fever......................
Congenital defects8132....2373..136
Diarrhoea......1..128....11
Digestive diseases1........1..1....2
Pneumonia..3..21624..114
Prematurity1082..1212......23
Tuberculosis—Pulmonarv......................
,, Non-Pulmonary......................
Violence..............2..13
Whooping cough............11114
Other causes121....4..1....5
Totals202653256182344105