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Hackney 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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B. NON NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Influenza.—During the year 20 deaths occurred in the Borough
from this cause. This is a decline upon the number during the year
1903. The mortality rate from this disease for 1904 is -08 per 1,000
living. That for London for the same period is .15 per 1,000 living.
Chicken Pox—There was no death in Hackney ascribed to this
disease during 1904.
They were distributed in the sub-districts in the following proportions:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Diarrhoea. | 29 | 55 | 92 | 63 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 living. | •55 | 1.03 | 1.54 | 1.28 |
The mortality for the whole district is l.06 per 1,000 living. This
disease was more prevalent during 1904 than the previous year. The
figures for the latter year were 117 deaths, with a mortality rate of
•39 per 1,000 living. The deaths from diarrhoea in the whole
of London during the same period numbered 4,801, and the mortality
rate equalled 1.04 per 1,000 living.
Measles.—This disease was rather prevalent in the Borough during
1904, but the incidence was not so great as during 1903. There were
66 deaths, with a mortality rate of .26 per 1.000, in the former year
against 111 deaths and a mortality rate of .49 per 1,000 living during