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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 1903

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903

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Table: Below is given a table showing the number ot deaths from cancerous disease in the Borough during the 10 years ending 1903, with the annual death-rates compared with London.

Below is given a table showing the number ot deaths from cancerous disease in the Borough during the 10 years ending 1903, with the annual death-rates compared with London.

Years.18931894189518961897189-18991900190119021903
Borough of Hackney.Deaths from Cancer.160157153138164199200190182190192
Death-rate per 1000..60.70.70.64.75.90.87.86.82.85.85
1 London.Death-rate per 1000..80.79.83.86.88.92.95.95.93.99.87

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VACCINATION.
Below is given a copy of the latest return rendered by the Vaccination
Officers respecting the vaccination of children in the Borough of
Hackney. The return relates to the half year ending 30th June, 1903,
The total number of births registered during this period was 3,143,
those successfully vaccinated 1927, which is in the proportion of 61
per cent. of the total births. This is a further improvement upon the
percentage of successful vaccinations for 1902. The proportion for
the latter year was 54 per cent. If we deduct the successfully
vaccinated and the deaths from the total births we see there are 928
infants during the half year which escaped vaccination, over 29
per cent. of the total births. The proportion of 29 per cent. of
unvaccinated infants in the population is a standing danger. It must
ultimately lead to another outbreak of small-pox unless some
measures are adopted to secure a more complete vaccination of the
infant and adult population.
The number of certificates of conscientious objection received
during the half-year in respect of those infants born during that
period was 43.