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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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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43
General Tuberculosis 20
Tuberculous Meningitis 33
„ Peritonitis 32
Tabes Mesenterica 8
Tubercle of other Organs 11
395
This number of deaths gives an annual mortality rate of nearly
1.7 per 1,000 living.
The deaths are distributed in the sub-districts of the Borough, as follows:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | 58 | 86 | 112 | 139 |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 living. | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
Cancer.—To the different varieties of this disease were attributed
214 deaths during 1909. This shows a decline of 11 deaths upon
the number registered during 1908. The annual death rate from
cancer for the former year is therefore .91 per 1,000 persons living.
The deaths are distributed in the sub-districts in the following proportions:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Cancerous Disease. | 52 | 48 | 64 | 50 |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 living. | .94 | .84 | 1.0 | .80 |