Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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DEATHS FROM CANCER
The following table shows the number of deaths and death rates from Cancer in Hackney for the past twenty-five years:-
Year | Population | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 & Over | Total Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 Population | |
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Ten Years | 1928 | 217,200 | - | 1 | - | 25 | 156 | 158 | 340 | 1.57 |
1929 | 214,400 | - | 1 | - | 24 | 152 | 163 | 340 | 1.59 | |
1930 | 214,400 | - | 1 | - | 24 | 149 | 145 | 319 | 1.49 | |
1931 | 217,000 | - | - | - | 29 | 133 | 181 | 343 | 1.58 | |
1932 | 214,200 | - | - | - | 26 | 147 | 154 | 327 | 1.53 | |
1933 | 214,300 | - | - | 2 | 21 | 146 | 157 | 326 | 1.52 | |
1934 | 211, 120 | - | - | 1 | 29 | 165 | 163 | 358 | 1.70 | |
1935 | 210,600 | - | - | 1 | 27 | 162 | 167 | 357 | 1.70 | |
1936 | 209,100 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 131 | 194 | 352 | 1.68 | |
1937 | 206,700 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 142 | 180 | 347 | 1,68 | ||
Total | 1 | 4 | 5 | 254 | 1483 | 1662 | 3409 | 1.60 (average) | ||
Ten Years | 1938 | 205,200 | - | 1 | - | 23 | 133 | 171 | 328 | 1.60 |
1939 | 195, 300 | - | 2 | - | 26 | 133 | 183 | 344 | 1.76 | |
1940 | 168,290 | - | - | 1 | 31 | 131 | 148 | 311 | 1.85 | |
1941 | 123,720 | - | - | 2 | 18 | 118 | 112 | 250 | 2.02 | |
1942 | 131,200 | - | - | 2 | 19 | 131 | 141 | 293 | 2.23 | |
1943 | 136,270 | - | 1 | - | 23 | 105 | 165 | 294 | 2.16 | |
1944 | 135,540 | - | - | - | 22 | 116 | 156 | 294 | 2.17 | |
1945 | 140,570 | - | - | 1 | 18 | 127 | 164 | 310 | 2.21 | |
1946 | 166,560 | - | 1 | - | 23 | 126 | 199 | 349 | 2.10 | |
1947 | 174,240 | - | ~ | — | 33 | 125 | 154 | 312 | 1.80 | |
Total | - | 5 | 6 | 236 | 1245 | 1593 | 3085 | 1.99 (average) | ||
Five Years | 1948 | 172,900 | - | - | - | 22 | 156 | 185 | 363 | 2.10 |
1949 | 173,020 | - | - | - | 23 | 132 | 179 | 334 | 1.93 | |
1950 | 172,100 | - | 2 | - | 27 | 149 | 168 | 346 | 2.01 | |
1951 | 170,800 | - | 2 | 1 | 28 | 136 | 211 | 378 | 2.21 | |
1952 | 171,000 | - | 2 | 2 | 33 | 144 | 214 | 395 | 2.31 | |
Total | - | 6 | 3 | 133 | 717 | 957 | 1816 | 2.11 (average) |