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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: (b) Lung and bronchus. The following tables give details of the deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung and bronchus since 1946:-

(b) Lung and bronchus. The following tables give details of the deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung and bronchus since 1946:-

YearMaleFemaleTotalRate per 1,000 population
19464712590.35
1947449530.30
19484720670.39
19495316690.40
1950608680.39
19516613790.46
19526216780.46
19537814920.54
19547511860.51
19556015750.45
1956768840.51
195796161120.68

Table: Comparative death rates per 1,000 population from malignant disease of lung and bronchus since 1950:-

Comparative death rates per 1,000 population from malignant disease of lung and bronchus since 1950:-

YearHackneyCounty of LondonEngland & Wales
19500.390.430.28
19510. 460.460.30
19520.460.480.32
19530.540.510.34
19540.510.540.37
19550.450.570.39
19560.510.580.41
19570.680.610.43

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
Under 11- 45-1415- 4445-6465 & over
TEN YEARS1933214,300-_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
1940168,290--1311311483111.85
1941123,720--2181181122502.02
1942131,200--2191311412932.23
Totals14102431,3921,6163,2661.77 (Average)
TEN YEARS1943136,270-1-231051652942.16
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
1950172,100-2-271491683462.01
1951170,800-21281362113782.21
1952171,000-22331442143952.31
Totals-842521,3161,7953,3752.10 (Average)
FIVE YEARS1953169, 6001„2291311813442.03
1954168,600---201412233842. 28
1955167,200111201432023682.20
1956165,8001-1261482053812.30
1957165,000-2-271832044162.52
Totals3341227461,0151, 8932.27 (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 1933-57 are set out on page 3 of the
Appendix.