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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Infant mortality. There were 50 deaths of children under one year, giving
an infant mortality rate of 15.43 per thousand live births, as compared with
a rate of 21.6 for the County of London and 21.9 for England and Wales.
The rate for England and Wales is the lowest ever recorded, being 0.3 per
1,000 below that for 1959, the previous lowest.
CAUSES OF DEATH
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | - | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 79 | 15 | 94 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 34 | 34 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 12 | 12 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 108 | 82 | 190 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 100 | 135 | 235 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 198 | 147 | 345 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Other heart disease | 83 | 130 | 213 |
| Other circulatory disease | 30 | 51 | 81 |
| Influenza | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| Bronchitis | 89 | 44 | 133 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | 2 | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | 6 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 51 | 56 | 107 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| All other accidents | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| Suicide | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Homicide, etc. | - | - | - |
| 909 | 870 | 1,779 |
AGE MORTALITY
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 32 | 18 | 50 |
| 1 - 4 years | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 - 14 " | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 - 24 " | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 25 - 44 " | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| 45 - 64 " | 272 | 165 | 437 |
| 65 - 74 " | 272 | 214 | 486 |
| 75 years and over | 282 | 436 | 718 |
| 909 | 870 | 1,779 |
Comparable infant morality figure for Hackney, London and England and Wales
for the last five year:-