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Hackney 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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removed, out of a total of 923 for the whole year. I sincerely
trust that under the new arrangements fewer cases will occur
within the half-mile radius. The total number of cases reported
to me in the year 1884 was 1,333.

Table: r eturn shewing the number of Small-pox Patientsremoved by the a sylums b oar d to their h ospitals from the several m etropolitan p arishes on theNorth side of the Thames; also the total number of cases REPORTED at the To w NH a LL, HaCKNEY, and the number transferred to the Ho spital -S hipsfrom the Metropolis from October 1st, 1883, to September 30th, 1884.

r eturn shewing the number of Small-pox Patients

removed by the a sylums b oar d to their h ospitals from the several m etropolitan p arishes on the

North side of the Thames; also the total number of cases REPORTED at the To w NH a LL, HaCKNEY, and the number transferred to the Ho spital -S hips

from the Metropolis from October 1st, 1883, to September 30th, 1884.

Total Cones reported at Hackney Town Hull.MonthsTotal Cases Removed to Hospital and Ships.Total Cases, Hackney, Removed.Patients Transferred to Ships.Hackney. Percentages to Total Cases in each Month.
1883.
2October212none9.5
20November3814..37.0
38December6433..51.6
1884.
43January6833..48.5
27February6621..31.8
103March2018914744.2
138April2539921939.1
348May85928576333.1
272June86519333122.3
112July402678416.6
40August192233912.0
68September311643220.5
121133409231615

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Having discussed at considerable length the statistics of the
small-pox outbreak of 1883-84, I shall now proceed to treat of
the other sanitary statistics, and also of the sanitary work
performed during the year.
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