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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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VITAL STATISTICS

Table: Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 163,200

Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 163,200

BIRTHSTotalMaleFemale
Live births - Legitimate ..2,7961,4091,387
Illegitimate357171186
3, 1531,5801,573
HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION19.3217. 316.5
Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of 0. 9317.97--
TotalMaleFemale
Still births - Legitimate623131
Illegitimate15105
774136
HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION0.470. 340. 35
Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births23. 8419.320.9
TotalMaleFemale
Total live and still births -
Legitimate2,8581,4401,418
Illegitimate372181191
3, 2301,6211,609
INFANT DEATHS
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE -
Legitimate563026
Illegitimate954
653530
HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
All Infants per 1, 000 live births20.6122. 322.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births20.03
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births25. 21
TotalMaleFemale
NEO NATAL MORTALITY (Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age)
Legitimate412021
Illegitimate642
472423