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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Age last birthday | Persons | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Divorced | ||
| All ages | 171,342 | 90,505 | 34,927 | 44,852 | 10,142 | 584 |
| 0-4 | 13,974 | 6,849 | 6,849 | - | - | - |
| 5-9 | 11,408 | 5,548 | 5,548 | - | - | - |
| 10-14 | 9,248 | 4,478 | 4,478 | - | - | - |
| 15-19 | 9,201 | 5,101 | 4,831 | 270 | - | - |
| 20-24 | 12,213 | 6,497 | 3,303 | 3,173 | 11 | 10 |
| 25-29 | 14,380 | 7,293 | 1,632 | 5,568 | 28 | 65 |
| 30-34 | 13,106 | 6,597 | 1,068 | 5,350 | 79 | 100 |
| 35-39 | 14,263 | 7,201 | 1,093 | 5,834 | 171 | 103 |
| 40-44 | 14,206 | 7,368 | 1,237 | 5,765 | 277 | 89 |
| 45-49 | 12,813 | 6,619 | 1,128 | 5,004 | 409 | 78 |
| 50-54 | 10,990 | 5,982 | 919 | 4,281 | 717 | 65 |
| 55-59 | 9,199 | 5,250 | 793 | 3,369 | 1,055 | 33 |
| 60-64 | 8,242 | 4,738 | 644 | 2,592 | 1,482 | 20 |
| 65-69 | 7,094 | 4,236 | 513 | 1,871 | 1,839 | 13 |
| 70-74 | 5,506 | 3,293 | 412 | 1,110 | 1,767 | 4 |
| 75-79 | 3,312 | 1,990 | 257 | 486 | 1,246 | 1 |
| 80-84 | 1,547 | 1,005 | 159 | 152 | 692 | 2 |
| 85-89 | 521 | 369 | 53 | 21 | 294 | 1 |
| 90-94 | 108 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 66 | - |
| 95 and over | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | 9 | |
Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 168,600
| BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births - | Legitimate | 2,270 | 1,153 | 1,117 |
| Illegitimate | 124 | 66 | 58 | |
| Still births - | Legitimate | 52 | 28 | 24 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| DEATHS | ||||
| All causes | 1,715 | 893 | 822 | |
| BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | ||||
| Live births | 14.20 | 15.24 | 15.20 | |
| Still births | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.36 | |
| Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability Factor" of 0.91 | 12.92 | - | - | |
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 10.17 | 10,68 | 11.30 | |
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability Factor" of 1.05 | 10.67 | - | - | |
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.18 | |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY - Death rates per 1,000 Live and Still births: | ||||
| Maternal causes excluding abortion | 0.41 | 0.58 | ||
| Due to abortion | 0.41 | 0. 11 | ||
| 0.82 | 0.69 | |||