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Hackney 1949

[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, 1949	Death-rates in previous years.
District.	Death-rate, 1949	1948	1947	1946	1945
England and Wales	11.7	10.8	12.0	11.5	11.4
London	12.2	11.6	12.8	12.7	13.8
Hackney	11.32	10.46	12.1	11.8	13.3

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of 61 children under the age of twelve months were
allocated to Hackney by the Registrar-General during 1949. This
number of deaths gives an infantile mortality rate of 22.50 per 1,000
live births which is considerably lower than any rate previously
recorded in the Borough. The rate for England and Wales was
32 and for London 29.

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, 1949	Infant mortality rates in previous years.
		1948	1947	1946	1945
		England and Wales	32	34	41	43	46
London	29	31	37	41	53
Hackney	22	24	30	31	41

Table: The causes of the 61 infant deaths in 1949 are set out in the following table:—

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The causes of the 61 infant deaths in 1949 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	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2
Congenital defects	12	8	..	3	..	23	4	1	..	1	29
Diarrhoea	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	..	4
Other Digestive Diseases	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Pneumonia	..	1	..	..	1	2	..	2	2	1	7
Influenza	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Syphilitic Disease	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Other Diseases of the Circulatory System	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Prematurity	4	4	2	..	..	10	..	..	..	..	10
Whooping cough	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Other causes	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
Other violent causes	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	2
Totals	16	13	2	3	2	36	8	10	3	4	61

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Hackney 1949

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 61 infant deaths in 1949 are set out in the following table:—