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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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years ending December, 1905. This shows a further improvement
during last year.
| 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 37 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 12 |
| Feb. | 17 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| March | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| April | 46 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 63 | 21 | 10 |
| May | 22 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 |
| June | 39 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 16 |
| July | 18 | 17 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 119 | 47 | 19 | 16 |
| August | 12 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Sept. | 24 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct. | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| Nov. | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Dec. | 17 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Totals | 297 | 143 | 114 | 220 | 205 | 158 | 355 | 331 | 155 | 108 |
THE MORTUARY.
The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the
mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there,
with the causes of deaths, &c.
Number of bodies deposited in mortuary 433
1. To await inquests—(a) Infectious 2
(b) Non-Infectious 402
2. To await burial 29
Number of post-mortems made 157