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Hackney 1947

[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:—

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

District.	Death-rate, 1947	Death-rates in previous years.
District.	Death-rate, 1947	1946	1945	1944	1943
England and Wales	12.0	11.5	11.4	11.6	12.1
London	12.8	12.7	13.8	15.7	15.0
Hackney	12.1	11.8	13.3	14.3	13.9

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of 112 children under the age of twelve months were
allocated to Hackney by the Registrar-General during 1947. This
number of deaths gives an infantile mortality rate of 30.38 per 1,000
live births which is considerably lower than any rate previously
recorded in the Borough. The rate for England and Wales was
41 and for London 37.

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

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

District.	Infant mortality rate, 1947	Infant mortality-rates in previous years.
District.	Infant mortality rate, 1947	1946	1945	1944	1943
England and Wales	41	43	46	46	49
London	37	41	53	61	58
Hackney	30	31	41	48	42

Table: The causes of the 112 infant deaths in 1947 are set out in the following table:—

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The causes of the 112 infant deaths in 1947 are set out in the following table:—

Cause of Death.	Under 24 hrs.	1 day to 1 week.	1 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	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Cerebro- spinal fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Congenital defects	12	11	2	..	..	25	5	3	1	1	35
Diarrhoea	..	..		..	1	1	6	5	2	2	16
Influenza	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Pneumonia	3	1	..	..	1	5	2	7	6	1	21
Prematurity	18	7	..	1	..	26	..	..	..	..	26
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
,, Non-Pulmonary	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Violence	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Whooping cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	4
Other causes	..	1	1	..	..	2	2	2	1	..	7
Totals	34	20	3	1	2	60	16	18	11	7	112

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Hackney 1947

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

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

Table: The causes of the 112 infant deaths in 1947 are set out in the following table:—