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Hackney 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1897
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Typhus.—No case of this disease was notified in Hackney during
1897.
Continued Fever.—Five cases were notified under this name
during the year, none of which were fatal. Although there was considerable
uncertainty as to the nature of these cases, I considered it
advisable to adopt all precautions of isolation and disinfection
applicable to the other infectious diseases.
Puerperal Fever.—Ten cases of this disease were notified in
the district, five of which were fatal. The death rate is -02 per 1,000
living for the year.
Cholera.—No case of this disease occurred in Hackney during
1897.
Erysipelas.—A rather less number of cases of this disease was
notified during 1897, the number being 270—ten less than the previous
year. The deaths were 12. The attack-rate is therefore 1.2,
and the mortality nearly .06 per 1,000 living persons.
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Influenza.—The deaths from this disease rose again during
1897, the total numbering 37 against 22 in 1896. The death-rate is
therefore .17 per 1,000 living persons—that for London being .15 per
1,000.
Table V.
Deaths from Influenza during the years 1891 to 1897.
| Year. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1892 | 77 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37 |
| 1894 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1895 | 2 | 6 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1896 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1897 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
It appears from the above table of deaths in Hackney from Influenza
during the last seven years, that the disease has been most prevalent
during the months of December to June, but not constant to an)'
particular months of this period, and not prevalent at all during the
months of July to November. If we can interpret these facts into
an indication that the prevalence of the disease is affected by season,