London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Females - 60 years (Wife of a Motor Panodol poisoning (Aceto amino
Driver) phenol).
68 years (Wife of a Lorry Coal gas poisoning.
Driver)
73 years (Wife of a Com- Drowning in River Lea.
missionaire
Retired)
The following table shows the suicidal deaths in the Borough during the past eight years -
| Year | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 1952 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 1953 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 1954 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 1955 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 1956 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 1957 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 1958 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
Homicide The one case of homicide was that of a youth, aged 18 years. The
cause of death was certified as "Stab wound of chest" - acquittal of murder,
conviction of manslaughter.
Comparative death rates per 1,000 population over the last nine years are as follows :-
| Year | Hackney | County of London | Engl and & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.29 | 1. 25 | 1.25 |
| 1951 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1 33 |
| 1952 | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.40 |
| 1953 | 1 50 | 1 43 | 1 40 |
| 1954 | 1.72 | 1 50 | 1.51 |
| 1955 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.59 |
| 1956 | 1.90 | 1 70 | 1 67 |
| 1957 | 1 74 | 1 70 | 1.70 |
| 1958 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.86 |
ACCIDENTS
Motor vehicle The 20 lives lost as a result of motor vehicle accidents fell into the following age and sex groups :-
| Age groups | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 years | 1 | 1 | |
| 5-14 years | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15-24 years | 1 | 1 | |
| 25-44 years | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45-64 years | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 65-74 years | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 75 years and upwards | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 |