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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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Diarrhoea.—Diarrhoea was registered as the cause of 153 deaths
during 1908, and of these 102 were amongst infants under 1 year
of age. The total shows an increase of 66 upon the number during
the previous year. In addition there were 51 deaths from enteritis.
The death rate from diarrhoea is .65 per 1,000 living persons. The
mortality rate for London for the same period is .53 per 1,000
living persons.

Table: The distribution of the deaths from diarrhoea is given below.

The distribution of the deaths from diarrhoea is given below.

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Diarrhoea.9353871
Death-rate per 1,000 living..16.6.61.15

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Measles.—There were 71 deaths caused by measles in the
Borough during 1908. This is an increase of 13 on the number
occurring during the previous year. The mortality rate of this
disease for 1908 is .3 per 1,000 living, and that for all London .31
per 1,000 living.

Table: The following table gives the distribution of the deaths in the different sub-districts:—

The following table gives the distribution of the deaths in the different sub-districts:—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Measles.10181924
Mortality rate per 1,000 living..18.32.31.38

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During the same period information was received from headmasters
of elementary schools of 1,070 cases of measles occurring