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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Maternal Mortality. There were two deaths from causes associated with pregnancy
or childbirth, certified as follows:-
Age Cause of death
34 Absorption of soap solution into blood stream; injected
soap solution into uterus when 3 months pregnantattempted
self-induced miscarriage
42 Post partum haemorrhage due to laceration of cervix.
The maternal mortality rates in Hackney and in England and Wales for the last five years were:-
1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hackney | 0.82 | 1.19 | Nil | 0.77 | 0.76 |
England and Wales | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
The age and sex distribution were:-
Age groups | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
0-1 | - | 1 | |
1-5 | - | - | |
5-15 | |||
15-25 | - | - | |
25-45 | - | - | |
45-65 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
65-75 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
75 and upwards | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Totals | 4 | - | 10 |
Suicide. Twenty men and thirteen women took their own lives.
Accidents. Fatal motor vehicle accidents totalled seven, of which five were
males and two females; all other types of accident accounted for eleven male
and nine female deaths,
Homicide, There was one case of homicide,
Age group | Stomach | Lung, bronchus | Breast | Uterus | Other | Totals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
15-25 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
25-45 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | |||
45-65 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 141 | |
65-75 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 3 | - | 14 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 137 | |
75 and upwards | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | - | 8 | - | 29 | 24 | 86 | |
Totals | 29 | 27 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 101 | 84 | 384 |
Deaths from malignant disease of the lung and bronchus since 1946 were:-
Year | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1946 | 47 | 12 | 59 |
1947 | 44 | 9 | 53 |
1948 | 47 | 20 | 67 |
1949 | 53 | 16 | 69 |
1950 | 60 | 8 | 68 |
1951 | 66 | 13 | 79 |
1952 | 62 | 16 | 78 |
1953 | 78 | 14 | 92 |
1954 | 75 | 11 | 86 |