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Hackney 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907

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The death rate for all London for the same period is .38 per
1,000 living.

The following shows the distribution of the deaths from whooping cough in the Borough :—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Whooping Cough.12181619
Mortality rate per 1,000 living..22.32.26.30

During the year information was received from the headmasters
of elementary schools in the Borough of the existence of 678 cases
of whooping cough. In each of these cases a leaflet on the
prevention of the spread of whooping cough was dispatched to the
parent.
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Tuberculosis.— During the year 1907 there were 157 cases of
pulmonary phthisis in Hackney, notified by medical practitioners.
This is an increase of 117 upon the number notified during the
previous year. Bateriological examination of sputa from 76
suspected cases was made during the same period. In 17 of these
cases the examination revealed the presence of the bacillus of
tuberculosis, and in the remaining cases the results were negative.

During the year there were 372 deaths in the Borough due to tuberculous disease, which are classified as follows :—

Tuberculous Phthisis197
Phthisis61
General Tuberculosis42
Tuberculous Meningitis41
,, Peritonitis10
Tabes Mesenterica6
Tubercle of other Organs15
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