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Hackney 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Hackney County of London England & Wales
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
All infants per 1,000 live births 23. 18 23.2 24.90
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.83
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 28.78
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY Total Males Females
Deaths of infants under four weeks of age:
Legitimate 36 20 16
Illegitimate 4 3 1
Neo-natal Death Rate:
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.17
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 16.44
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 28.78
MARRIAGES - Marriages to the number of 1,509 were solemnized in the borough, giving a
marriage rate of 9.02 per thousand of the home population. The rate for England and
Wales was 8.05.
CAUSES OF DEATH
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | 2 |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm,, stomach | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 60 | 15 | 75 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 42 | 42 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 12 | 12 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 91 | 89 | 180 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 75 | 103 | 178 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 182 | 95 | 277 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 16 | 47 | 63 |
| Other heart disease | 84 | 107 | 191 |
| Other circulatory disease | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| Influenza | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| Bronchitis | 134 | 34 | 168 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 29 | 12 | 41 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | 7 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | - | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital malformations | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 55 | 67 | 122 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| All other accidents | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Suicide | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Operations of war | 1 | - | 1 |
| 925 | 818 | 1,743 |