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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| INFANT MORTALITY RATE - | Hackney | County London | Eng land and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 17.07 | 21.2 | 20.0 |
| Legitimate infants per 1 000 legitimate live | |||
| births | 15,83 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live | |||
| births | 23.85 | ||
| NEO NATAL MORTALITY (Deaths of infants under | |||
| 4 weeks of age) - Legitimate | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 47 | 22 | 25 | |
| NEO NATAL MORTALITY RATE | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 11.63 | 13.8 | |
| Legitimate infants per l 000 legitimate live births | 10.55 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 17.49 | ||
| EARLY NEO NATAL MORTALITY RATE (Deaths of infants under one week) | 11.14 | ||
| PERINATAL MORTALITY (59 Still births and 45 deaths | |||
| of infants under one week) | 104 | 52 | 52 |
| PERINATAL DEATH RATE PER 1 000 live and still | |||
| births | 25.37 | 28.2 | |
| MATERNAL DEATHS (Including abortion) | 226 | ||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY Death rates per 1 000 live and still births | |||
| Maternal causes excluding abortion | 0.20 | ||
| Due to abortion | 0.06 | ||
| Total Maternal mortality | - | 0.25 | |
| DEATHS | |||
| All causes | 1 822 | 914 | 908 |
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1 000 POPULATION | 11.09 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| Death rate after applying "Area Comparability' factor of l.13 | 12.53 | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 |