Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Suicidal deaths in the borough during the past ten 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 |
1959 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
1960 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Coronary disease, angina pectoris. Deaths classified under this cause group
totalled 345 or 19 39 per cent of the total deaths for the year. There were 320 deaths from this disease in 1959
and 304 in 1958.
Comparative death rates per 1,000 population over the last ten years are as follows: -
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 |
1959 | 1.96 | 1.89 | 1.87 |
1960 | 2.11 | 2.02 | 2.01 |
15 - 24 years | 3 | - | 3 |
25 - 44 years | 2 | 1 | 3 |
45 - 64 years | 2 | - | 2 |
65 - 74 years | - | - | - |
75 years and upwards | 3 | 3 | 6 |
11 | 4 | 15 |
Age groups | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ||
5-14 years | - | - | - |
15 - 24 years | 2 | - | 2 |
25 - 44 years | 5 | 1 | 6 |
45 - 64 years | 7 | 3 | 10 |
65 - 74 years | 3 | - | 3 |
75 years and upwards | 2 | 4 | 6 |
19 | 9 | 28 |