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Hackney 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1894
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NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Influenza.—There were 39 deaths in Hackney during the year,
and four in Stoke Newington from this disease. The annual mortality
for the former was .16 per 1,000 living persons.
| Year. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||
Diarrhœa.—From this cause 75 persons died in Hackney, but
none in Stoke Newington. The Hackney rate was therefore .35 per
1,000.
Of these 75 deaths, 58 occurred amongst children under one year,
and 68 amongst children under five years old. The comparatively low
temperature of the summer, in marked contrast to that of 1893,
accounts for the decline in deaths from this cause.
The death-rate for all London was .42 per 1,000.
Table IV.
| Deaths from Diarrhœa— | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Second Quarter | 12 | 29 | 6 |
| Third Quarter | 88 | 102 | 57 |
| Fourth Quarter | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Measles.—This disease supplied the highest number of deaths
of any of the specific infectious diseases during the year; 166 being
registered in Hackney, and one in Stoke Newington. The death-rate
for the former equalled .77 per 1,000.
The rate for London was 76 per 1,000.