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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| ttiooping Cbugh | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 4 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplaan, stomach | 29 | 33 | 62 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 97 | 10 | 107 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 56 | 56 |
| Malignant neoplaan, uterus | - | 11 | 11 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 86 | 100 | 186 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous systems | 60 | 128 | 188 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 252 | 155 | 407 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Other heart disease | 55 | 85 | 140 |
| Other circulatory disease | 63 | 111 | 174 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumoni a | 54 | 51 | 105 |
| Bronchi ti s | 131 | 80 | 211 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nephritis and nqjhrosis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | 6 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 70 | 73 | 143 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| All other accidents | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| Suicide | 14 | 7 | 2.1 |
| Homicide, etc | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1,008 | 1,014 | 2,022 |
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 4 weeks | 39 | 28 | 67 |
| 4 weeks and under 1 year | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 1 - 4 years | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 5-14 years | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15- 24 years | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 25 - 34 years | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 35- 44 years | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 45 - 54 years | 83 | 54 | 137 |
| 55 - 64 years | 205 | 156 | 361 |
| 65 - 74 years | 293 | 233 | 526 |
| 75 years and over | 312 | 491 | 803 |
| 1. 008 | 1,014 | 2,022 |
Infant Mortality, There were 103 deaths of children under one year, giving
an infant mortality rate of 25 68 per thousand live births, as compared with
a rate of 21.8 for the County of London and 21.1 for England and Wales.
Comparable infant mortality figures for Hackney. London and England and Wales
for the last five years -
1963 1962 1961 1960 1959
Hackney 25.68 20.14 23.05 15 43 20 61
London 21.8 21,1 21.5 21.6 22,3
Ehgland and Wales 21.1 21.6 21.6 21 9 22 2