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Hackney 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1898
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Class II.
Constitutional Diseases.—These deaths numbered 747
during the year, amongst which were 199 deaths from cancer, and
no less than 483 from tubercular diseases. The death-rate for the
whole class is 3.4 per 1,000; from cancer 90 per 1,000, and tubercular
diseases 2.2 per 1,000.
During the past year the subject of tubercular disease has
received a great deal of public and professional attention; and it
will not be out of place to show to what extent the disease has been
prevalent amongst the Hackney public. The following table shows
the number of deaths which have occurred in Hackney daring the
years 1894 to 1898 inclusive, from tubercular diseases.
Number of deaths in Hackney during the years 1894-1898, inclusive from tubercular diseases.
| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabes Mesenterica | 35 | 62 | 35 | 34 | 37 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 40 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 53 |
| Phthisis | 278 | 292 | 29J | 299 | 308 |
| Scrofula and Tuberculosis | 52 | 62 | 44 | 03 | 85 |
| Totals | 405 | 459 | 408 | 434 | 483 |
It will be seen from this table that over 400 persons die in
Hackney every year from this cause—last year the number being
near 500. The total deaths per year in Great Britain exceed 70,000.
Su;h a vast mortality, it may readily be supposed, would exercise
the minds both of the public and the medical profession, to discover
a means of reducing it. The issue of the report of the Royal