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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907
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| Month. | No. of Persons admitted. | Cost of Maintenance. | Average period of Stay. | Diseases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| January | 5 | 5 | .. | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2.1 days. | 3 Cases of Scarlet Fever 1 Case Diphtheria. 1 Case Erysipelas. |
| February | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 „ | 1 Case Diphtheria. |
| March | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 days. | 3 Cases Scarlet Fever. |
| April | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| May | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 „ | 1 Case Scarlet Fever. |
| June | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 days. | 2 Cases Scarlet Fever. |
| July | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1.9 „ | 1 Case Enteric Fever. 9 Cases Scarlet Fever. 1 Case Diphtheria. |
| August | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.3 „ | 1 Case Diphtheria. 1 Case Scarlet Fever. |
| September | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.8 „ | 2 Cases Scarlet Fever. 4 Cases Diphtheria. 1 Case Enteric. |
| October | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2.2 „ | 9 Cases Scarlet Fever. 2 Cases Diphtheria. |
| November | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 „ | 5 Cases Scarlet Fever. 2 Cases Diphtheria. |
| December | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 „ | 5 Cases Scarlet Fever. |
| 42 | 54 | 92 | 188 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 21 days. | ||