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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 1908
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908
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Plague.—No case of plague occurred in the Borough during 1908.
Erysipelas.—There were 233 cases of erysipelas notified in
Hackney during 1908. This is equivalent to an attack rate of
nearly 1.0 per 1,000 persons living. Of the 233 cases notified,
58 were removed to hospital, which is equal to nearly 24 per cent.
of the total.
There were 7 deaths during 1908 in the Borough ascribed to
erysipelas. This is equal to a mortality rate of 3 per cent. attacked,
and .03 per 1,000 living persons.
Below is given the distribution of the disease in the several sub-districts of the Borough.
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebro-spinal Fever. — During the year 1908 there were
7 cases of this disease notified in Hackney, one of which was
subsequently found not to be suffering from this disease. In two of
the cases the specific micro-organism, the diplococcus intracellularis
was isolated.
B. NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Influenza.—This disease was the cause of 54 deaths in the
Borough during 1908. This is an increase of 26 on the number
occurring during 1907. The death rate from this disease is therefore
.23 per 1,000 living persons, that for all London .27 per 1,000.
Chicken-pox.—One death was attributed to chicken-pox during
the year 1908.