Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Causes of Death | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prematurity | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Post-natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Birth Injury | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Other Causes | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
14 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 34 |
Year | Estimated Population | Births | Deaths | Deaths under One year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
1955 | 50,470 | 778 | 15.41 | 538 | 10.66 | 14 | 17.99 |
1956 | 50,420 | 850 | 16.66 | 533 | 10.57 | 18 | 23.07 |
1957 | 50,480 | 898 | 17.78 | 496 | 9.82 | 25 | 27.83 |
1958 | 50,480 | 938 | 18.58 | 535 | 10.59 | 21 | 22.38 |
1959 | 50,200 | 1,060 | 21.12 | 563 | 11.22 | 19 | 17.92 |
1960 | 50,240 | 1,119 | 22.27 | 569 | 11.33 | 20 | 17.87 |
1961 | 52,180 | 1,284 | 24.61 | 569 | 10.90 | 35 | 27.26 |
1962 | 52,950 | 1,271 | 24.00 | 561 | 10.59 | 23 | 18.09 |
1963 | 52,830 | 1,350 | 22.55 | 576 | 10.90 | 21 | 15.56 |
1964 | 53,330 | 1,443 | 549 | 10.29 | 34 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY
Stoke Newington has an agreement with Hackney Borough Council for the use
of the Hackney Council Mortuary at a cost of £350 per annum.
Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary
during the year as follows:-
Total number of bodies received into the Mortuary 64
Number of post-mortem examinations made 63
Number of cases awaiting burial 1
Number of Inquest Cases 11
Cause of death certified by Coroner 52