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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 1905
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905
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Below is given the distribution of the disease in the several sub-districts of the Borough.
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases of Erysipelas. | 40 | 53 | 137 | 56 |
| Rate per 1,000 living. | .75 | .98 | 2.2 | .92 |
The deaths from erysipelas amounted to 10 during 1905. This
is equal to a mortality rate of 3.5 per cent. attacked, and .04 per
1,000 living persons.
B. NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Influenza.—During the year in question 28 deaths were recorded
in the Borough of Hackney from this cause. This is a slight
increase over the number recorded during the year 1904. The
mortality rate for 1905 is .12 per 1,000 living persons; that for
London during the same period is .15 per 1,000 living persons.
Chicken-Pox.—No death from this cause was recorded in the
Borough during the year 1905.
Diarrhœa.—There were 233 deaths from diarrhoea in the Borough
during 1905. In addition there were 44 deaths registered as due to enteritis.
The following table gives the distribution of deaths from diarrhoea in the different sub-districts:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Diarrhœa. | 19 | 70 | 94 | 50 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 living. | .35 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .8 |