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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| NEO-NATAL DEATH RATE | Hackney | England & Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 12. 92 | 16.2 | |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 11.64 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 23.65 | ||
| ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS | 10.62 | ||
| MATERNAL DEATHS (including abortion) | Nil | ||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY - Death rates per 1,000 live and still births | |||
| Maternal causes, excluding abortion | – | 0.35 | |
| Due to abortion | - | 0.08 | |
| Nil | 0.43 | ||
| PERINATAL MORTALITY (Still births and deaths of infants under 1 week of age) | 105 (including 71 still births) | 55 | 50 |
| PERINATAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 live and still births | 36.74 | 35.1 | |
| DEATHS | |||
| All causes | 1,791 | 920 | 871 |
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 10.96 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability" factor of 1.10 | 12.06 | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
MARRIAGES. Marriages to the number of 1,549 were solemnised in the borough, giving a
marriage rate of 9.48 per thousand of the home population. The rate for
England and Wales was 7.5.