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Hackney 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1894
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In the first place I must correct one or two mistakes in this letter. The
total number of cases of Typhoid Fever notified to me, occurring in these
houses during the time stated, was 13 not 17; also, only one case of Scarlet
Fever occurred in these houses, and no case of Diphtheria. I give below a
table of the whole cases of fever occurring in the above houses at Prince
Edwards Road during the year 1893, and in certain houses of Windsor Road
during 1894:—
| Date of Notification. | Address. | Patient's Name. | Age | Date of Removal to Hospital. | No. of Rooms occupied by family. | No. in family. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Sept. | 20 Prince Edward's Road | Kate H. | 16 | 5—9—93 | 3 | 7 |
| 5th ,, | 14 „ „ „ | Mary M. | 14 | .... | 3 | 5 |
| 14 th ,, | 68 ,, ,, ,, | Annie S. | 12 | 23—9—93 | 3 | 7 |
| 14th „ | 22 „ „ „ | Emily K. | 4 | 14—9—93 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 th ,, | 14 ,, ,, ,, | Chas. M. | 6½ | 20—9—93 | 3 | 5 |
| 15th „ | 14 ,, „ ,, | Mrs. M. | 38 | .... | 3 | 5 |
| 15th „ | 14 ,, ,, ,, | Hannah M. | 12 | 20—9—93 | 3 | 5 |
| 15th , | 70 „ „ „ | George S. | 20 | Infirmary | 5 | 6 |
| 22nd „ | 28 ,, ,, ,, | Philip H. | 18 | .... | 5 | 5 |
| 22nd ,, | 16 ,, ,, ,, | Chas. J.M.H. | 47 | .... | 6 | 4 |
| 3rd Oct. | 68 ,, „ ,, | Henry W.S. | 32 | 21—10—93 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 th „ | 68 ,, „ ,, | Clara S. | 6½ | 21—10—93 | 3 | 6 |
| 21st ,, | 68 „ ,, „ | Chas. S. | 4 | 22—10—93 | 3 | 6 |
| Date of Notification. | Address. | Patient's Name | Age. | Date of Removal to Hospital. | No. of Rooms occupied by family. | No. in family. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27thSept. 93 | 9 Windsor Road | Ernest H. | 17 | 26—9—93 to Lond. Hosp 1. | 3 | 5 |
| 29th March | 12 „ „ | Chas. S. | 11 | 28—3—94 | 5 | 5 |
| 11th April. | 9 „ „ | Annie M. | 10 | 10—4—94 | 3 | |
| 1st May | 12 „ „ | Eliza S. | 7 | .... | 5 | 5 |
Site.—Hackney Wick, in which are included Prince Edward's and
Windsor Roads, is built over what, a quarter of a century ago, was a
continuation of the present Marsh land. The soil consisted then of a thin,
though variable layer of brick earth and alluvium, overlying the London
Clay. The brick earth was iu course of time excavated and used up in the
manufacture of bricks, the excavations being ultimately filled in with
rubbish—presumably containing a fair amount of house refuse—the whole
area being raised to its present height with the same material. The level of
the Marsh land, adjoining Hackney Wick, is about 14 feet above ordnance