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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 from this disease for all London during 1907 was
103 per 1,000 living.
ALCOHOLISM.
During 1907 there were 6 deaths ascribed to acute alcoholic
poisoning. In addition there were 35 deaths from cirrhosis of the
liver, a disease due in almost all cases to excessive indulgence in
alcohol.
VACCINATION.
The following table is a summary of the Vaccination Officer's
returns for the half-year ending June 30th, 1906. During this
period there were 2,971 births registered in the Borough, and of
these 1,583 were successfully vaccinated. Of the remainder,
certificates of conscientious objection were received in respect of
65 births, 261 died unvaccinated, vaccination was postponed on a
medical certificate in 28 cases, 632 removed to other districts or to
unknown places, and 382 are entered as not being accounted for.