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PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TOWN HALL. HACKNEY E.8.
October, 1965.
To His Worship the Mayor and to the Aldermen and
Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report on the health and sanitary
circumstances of the Borough of Hackney for the year 1964. The report is the
one hundred and ninth.
Statistics. The Registrar General's estimate of the mid year population was
164,350 an increase of 1,180 persons on the previous year. There were 914
male and 908 female deaths, a total of 1,822 deaths from all causes as compared
with 2,020 in 1963. The crude death rate per thousand of the population for
the borough was 11.09 as compared with a rate of 11.0 for the County of London
and 11.3 for England and Wales. The corrected death rate for Hackney after
applying the area comparability® factor of 1.13 was 12.53.
The number of live births was 4,041 giving a birth rate of 24.59 for
Hackney against a rate of 20.0 for the County of London and 18.4 for England
and Wales. The corrected birth rate for Hackney after applying the area
comparability' factor of 0.90 was 22.13. The 69 deaths of infants under one
year of age was a decrease of 36 on the previous year and gave an infantile
mortality rate of 17.07. The corresponding rates for the County of London and
for England and Wales were 21.2 and 20.0 respectively. There were no deaths
of women from causes associated with pregnancy or childbirth,
Malignant disease. Malignant disease in all sites was responsible for 617
deaths as compared with 422 in 1963, whilst malignant disease of the lung and
bronchus claimed 112 male and 15 female lives.
Accidental deaths. Motor vehicle accidents were responsible for 15 male and
5 female deaths, and all other accidents accounted for 33 deaths.
Housing. Three Clearance Areas, the Mandeville Street No. 1, the Mandeville
Street No, 2 and the Maiwand Road No. 1 were dealt with. The three Areas (one
large area of 73 houses and two smaller areas of 5 and 4 houses respectively)
were included in one Compulsory Purchase Order known as the Clapton Park
Compulsory Purchase Order 1964. An enquiry was held and subsequently in 1965
we have heard from the Minister that the Areas have been confirmed with the
exception of two houses.
Atmospheric Pollution. In the phased programme for Smoke Control Areas, two
further Orders became operative, i.e. Orders No. 7 and 8.
Public Health Inspection Staff. The establishment now stands at 24 as a
result of the Council's adoption of the Establishment and General Purposes
Committee s recommendation that the Public Health Inspectorate be increased
by four to deal with the Housing Act 1961. There has been some change in
personnel but we have been unable to get enough Inspectors to take us to full
establishment. One Pupil qualified, and there were five in training at the
end of the year.
Welfare of Aged Persons. The Chalfonts Holiday Hotel at Bognor Regis, the
extension of which was opened in April of this year continued to provide a
very much appreciated service for the older people of the Borough. The number
of people who visited Chalfonts during the year was 1 283. giving a total
of 3,802 persons accommodated at the Hotel since it was opened in 1961. The
Council continued to provide a Meals on Wheels service and by the end of the