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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | - | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Measles | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 89 | 11 | 100 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 12 | 12 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 96 | 94 | 190 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 69 | 118 | 187 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 184 | 136 | 320 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Other heart disease | 74 | 158 | 232 |
| Other circulatory disease | 32 | 47 | 79 |
| Influenza | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 55 | 115 |
| Bronchitis | 135 | 52 | 187 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital malformations | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 65 | 73 | 138 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| All other accidents | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Suicide | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Homicide, etc. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 970 | 939 | 1,909 |
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| 1 - 4 years | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 - 14 „ | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 - 24 „ | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 25 - 44 „ | 44 | 31 | 75 |
| 45 - 64 „ | 267 | 159 | 426 |
| 65 - 74 „ | 274 | 234 | 508 |
| 75 years and over | 329 | 473 | 802 |
| 970 | 939 | 1,909 |
Infant mortality. There were 65 deaths of children under one year, giving
an infant mortality rate of 20.61 per thousand live births, as compared with
a rate of 22. 3 for the County of London and 22. 2 for England and Wales The
rate for England and Wales is the lowest ever recorded, being 0.4 per 1,000
below that for 1958, the previous lowest.
Comparable infant mortality figures for Hackney, London, and England and
Wales for the last five years:-