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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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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 YEARS1934211, 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
1943136,270-1-231051652942.16
Totals1582451,3511,6243,2341.84 (Av.)
TEN YEARS1944135,540__-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
1953169,6001-2291311813442.03
Totals1762581,3421,8113,4252.09 (Av.)
FIVE YEARS1954168,600.__201412233842.28
1955167, 200111201432023682.20
1956165, 8001-1261482053812.30
1957165,000-2-271832044162.52
1958163,400--2251411893572. 18
Totals2341187561,0231,9062.30 (Av.)

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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 1934-58 are set out on page 3 of the
Appendix.