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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE - | Hackney | EngIand and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 14.58 | 15.1 | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16.03 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 7.63 | ||
| EARLY NEO-NATAL MORTALITY RATE (Deaths of infants under one week) | 13.52 | ||
| PERINATAL MORTALITY (68 Still births and 51 | |||
| deaths of infants under one week) | 119 | 66 | 53 |
| PERINATAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 live and still | |||
| births | 30.98 | 30.8 | |
| MATERNAL DEATHS (Including abortion) | 5 | 300 | |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY - Death rates per 1,000 | |||
| live and still births -Maternal causes, excluding abortion | 1.30 | 0.28 | |
| Due to abortion | - | 0.07 | |
| Total Maternal mortality | 1.30 | 0.35 | |
DEATHS
| To tal | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 1,916 | 958 | 958 | |
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 11.72 | 12.0 | 11.9 | |
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability" factor of 1,06 | 12,43 | |||
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0 08 | 0.09 | 0.07 | |
MARRIAGES. Marriages to the number of 1,751 were solemnised in the
borough, giving a marriage rate of 10.72 per thousand of
the home population. The rate for England and Wales was 7.4.