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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Estimated Mid- Year Home Population - 165,800
| BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births - | Legitimate | 2,304 | 1,192 | 1,112 |
| Illegitimate | 166 | 86 | 80 | |
| Still births - | Legitimate | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| DEATHS | ||||
| All causes | 1,845 | 917 | 928 | |
| BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | ||||
| Live births | 14,90 | 15.6 | ||
| Still births | 0.30 | 0.37 | ||
| STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS. | 19.84 | 23.0 | ||
| Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of 0.92 | 13.71 | - | ||
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 11.13 | 11.7 | ||
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of 1.11 | 12.35 | - | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION (* Provisional figures) | 0.11 | 0.12 | ||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY - Death rates per 1,000 Live and Still Births; | ||||
| Maternal causes excluding abortion | 0.00 | 0.46 | ||
| Due to abortion | 0.40 | 0.10 | ||
| 0.40 | 0.56 | |||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17.81 | 23.8 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16.92 | - | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 30.12 | - | ||
| NEO-NATAL MORTALITY | ||||
| Deaths of infants under four weeks of age Legitimate | 29 | 18 | 11 | |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Neo-natal Death Rate: All infants per 1,000 live births | 13.36 | - | - | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 12.59 | - | - | |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 24.10 | - | - | |
MARRIAGES - Marriages to the number of 1,463 were solemnized in the borough
giving a marriage rate of 8.82 per thousand of the home population, The
Provisional rate for England and Wales was 7.9.