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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 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1898
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The annual mortality rate from Diarrhoea for Hackney during
1898 is .9 per 1,000, and if the deaths from Enteritis and Gastroenteritis
be included 1-5 per 1,000.
As stated above, the majority of deaths from Diarrhœal diseases occurred in the third quarter, and amongst children under one year.
| Deaths at all ages during the year from | Deaths under one year. | In the third quarter, all ages. | In the third quarter, und'rone ye'r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhœa | 208 | 160 | 184 | 147 |
| Enteritis and Gastroenteritis | 137 | 105 | 108 | 86 |
From the above figures it will be seen how large a number of deaths
amongst children under one year occurred in the third quarter from
Diarrhceal and Gastro-enteric disease. 'Ihe death-rate from these
being 5.3 per 1,000 during that period; and the rate for children
under one year from the sam'e causes 144 per 1,000 births.
The scarcity of water during last summer I have no doubt
assisted in causing this high mortality, but to what extent, it is
impossible to estimate.
Whooping-cough.—There were 94 deaths from this cause in
the district during the twelve months of 1898, of which 91 were
under 5 years of age. The death-rate for Hackney is -42 per 1,000
persons, for all London .47 per 1,000 living.
Measles.—This disease was less prevalent during 1898 than
during 1897, judging from the deaths recorded—the number for the
former year being 116 against 135 for the latter year. The Hackney
death-rate for 1898 is therefore .52 per 1,000 living persons, that for
all London .68 per 1,000.