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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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Table: Statistics relating to all cancer deaths in Hackney over the past 25 years are as follows:-

Statistics relating to all cancer deaths in Hackney over the past 25 years are as follows:-

YearEstimated PopulationAge GroupsTotal DeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 Population
0-11- 55- 1515- 4545-6565 & Over
TEN YEARS1930214,400-1-241491453191.49
1931217,000---291331813431.58
1932214,200---261471543271.53
1933214,300--2211461573261. 52
1934211,120--1291651633581.70
1935210,600--1271621673571.70
1936209,1001--261311943521.68
1937206,700-11231421803471.68
1938205,200-1-231331713281. 60
1939195,300-2-261331833441.76
Totals1552541,4411,6953,4011.62 (average)
TEN YEARS1940168,290--1311311483111.85
1941123,720--2181181122502.02
1942131,200--2191311412932.23
1943136,270-1-231051652942.16
1944135,540---221161562942. 17
1945140,570--1181271643102.21
1946166,560-1-231261993492.10
1947174,240---331251543121.80
1948172,900---221561853632. 10
1949173,020---231321793341.93
Totals-262321,2671,6033.1102.06 (average)
FIVE YEARS1950172.100-2-271491683462.01
1951170,800-21281362113782. 21
1952171,000-22331442143952.31
1953169,6001-2291311813442.03
1954168,600---201412233842. 28
Totals1651377019971, 8472. 17 (average)

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Deaths of Hackney residents from various causes and in different age
groups are shown in the table on pages 1 and 2 of the Appendix.
Statistics relating to births and deaths in Hackney, the County of London,
and England and Wales for the years 1930-54 are set out on page 3 of the
Appendix.