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Hackney 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1898
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B.—NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Influenza.—The deaths from this disease numbered 55,
showing an increase of 22 upon the number during 1897. The
death-rate from this cause is therefore .25 per 1,000 living persons,
that for all London is .28 per 1,000. The distribution of the deaths
in the months of the year is seen in the following table:—
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 |
| 1898 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DiarrhŒa.—The deaths from Diarrhoea during the year
numbered 208, of which 160 were under one year of age; in addition
there were 137 deaths from Enteritis and Gastro-enteritis, 105 of
which being under one year. As may be expected, the largest
number of deaths from Diarrhœa occurred in the third quarter,
namely 184, and of these 147 were amongst children under one year
old. The same may be said of Enteritis and Gastro-enteritis, of the
total number 108 occurred in the third quarter, 86 being amongst
children under one year old.
Many deaths which we re formerly recorded as due to Diarrhoea
are now entered under the head of either Enteritis or Gastro-enteritis.
Diarrhoea being only a symptom of disease, it is obvious that its
causes may be various. However, it has been taken as a rough
guide to the sanitary condition of a district, especially the deaths
under one year; but I think the deaths from Enteritis and Gastroenteritis
should be included in any Diarrhœal rate to be useful.