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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Toms (Resident Population 25,000 - 50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Hackney | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS | Rates per 1, 000 Home Population | ||||
| Live Births | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17. 6 | 14.78 |
| Still births) | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| 22.6(a) | 24.6(a) | 23.0(a) | 19.2(a) | 22.05(a) | |
| DEATHS | |||||
| All causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11. 2 | 12.6 | 11.54 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.27 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.74 |
| NOTIFICATIONS | |||||
| (Corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1. 58 | 1.56 | 2.29 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 1 34 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | - |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0. 25 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 10.22 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.40 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0,03 | 0.04 |
| Pood Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.04 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.87(a) | 23.94(a) | 10.22(a) | 30.77(a) | - |
| DEATHS | Rates per 1 000 Live Births | ||||
| All causes under | |||||
| 1 year of age | 27.6(b) | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 19.78 |
| Enteritis and | |||||
| Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| (a) Per 1,000 Total (live and still) Births (b) Per 1,000 related live births. | |||||