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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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63 years (Viewer-Clothing Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation
Trade) of domestic gas.
74 years (Fitter and Turner) Asphyxia. Carbon monoxide poisoning-
domestic gas supply.
79 years (Retired Tailor's Presser) Multiple injuries, including fractured
spine, pelvis, femor and tibia.
Fell from hospital window.
Females-48 years (Wife of a Coppersmith) Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation
of domestic gas.
51 years (Wife of Painter and Decorator) Barbiturate poisoning (Tuinal).
55 years (Wife of a Messenger) Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation
of domestic gas.
56 years (Widow of retail grocer) Poisoning by barbiturate (Amytal) and
alcohol.
60 years (Wife of Night Watchman) Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation
of domestic gas. Melancholia.
64 years (Widow of Boot Finisher) Barbiturate poisoning Oral ingestion
of amytal.
74 years (Wife of Tailor's Presser) Multiple injuries (fracture of spine
and pelvis). Blindness (cataract).
Depressive illness. Fall from height.
76 years (Widow of a Senior Gas Company Collector) Aspirin poisoning. Cancer of lung.
78 years (Widow of a Butcher) Multiple injuries (Fractured skull,
ribs, arms, legs, and pelvis),
Threw herself from hospital window.
Suicidal deaths in the borough during the past eleven 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 |
| 1961 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
Coronary disease, angina pectoris. Deaths classified under this cause group totalled 317 or 16 52 per cent of the total deaths for the year There were 345 deaths from this disease in 1960 and 320 in 1959 Comparative death rates per 1,000 population over the last ten years are as follows:-
| Year | Hackney | County of London | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1961 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.07 |