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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907
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Typhoid or Enteric Fever.— During 1907 there were 109
cases of enteric fever notified in the Borough. Of these 13 were
proved afterward not to have been cases of the disease. The
genuine cases of typhoid therefore numbered 96. This is slightly in
excess (15 cases) of the number of genuine cases notified during last
year. The attack rate for the year is therefore .41 per 1,000 living
persons.
The disease was prevalent in Hackney during the whole year,
but not markedly so. There was a slight seasonal increase during
the months of September, October and November.
Of the cases notified 93 were removed to hospital, which is equal
to 89 per cent.
The following table gives the distribution of the cases in the sub-districts of the Borough.
| Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases of Typhoid. | 17 | 45 | 22 | 25 |
| Attack rate per 1,000 living. | .31 | .81 | .36 | .40 |
This table shows the incidence of the disease to be greater in the
Central and South-East sub-districts than in the other sub-districts.
The deaths from enteric fever numbered 22, which is equivalent
to an annual mortality of. nearly 23 per cent. attacked and .09 per
1,000 living persons.
The mortality rate for all London for the same period is .04 per
1,000 persons living.
During the year 23 specimens of blood from persons suspected
to be suffering from enteric or typhoid fever were examined; of
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