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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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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 YEARS1936209,1001--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
1944135,540---221161562942.17
1945140,570--1181271643102.21
Totals1572291, 2671,6143,1231.94 (av)
TEN YEARS1946166,560-1-231261993492.10
1947174,240---331251543121.80
1948172,900---221561853632.10
1949173,020---231321793341.93
1950172,100-2-271491683462.01
1951170,800-21281362113782.21
195217 1,000-22331442143952.31
1953169,6001-2291311813442.03
1954168,600---201412233842.28
1955167,200111201432023682.20
Totals2862581,3831,9163,5732.10 (av)
FIVE YEARS1956165,8001-1261482053812.30
1957165,000-2-271832044162.52
1958163,400--2251411893572.18
1959163,200---241372333942.41
1960163,050-1-211452233902.39
Totals1331237541,0541,9382.36 (av)

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Deaths of Hackney residents from various causes and in different age
groups are shown in the tables 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 1936-60, are set out on page 3 of the
Appendix.