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The deaths from enteric fever in the Borough last year
numbered 4. This is equal to a mortality-rate of 12.1 per cent.
attacked and .018 per 1,000 living.
During 1913 specimens of blood from 28 persons suspected
to be suffering from enteric fever were submitted to Widal's test.
Of these, 16 gave a positive and 12 a negative reaction.
The mortality for all London for the same period is .02 per
1,000 living.
Continued Fever.—One case of fever under this name was
notified during 1913.
Typhus Fever.—No case of typhus fever was notified in
Hackney during last year.
Puerperal Fever.—There were 19 cases of puerperal fever
notified in the Borough during 1913, of which 13 were removed
to hospital. The deaths from puerperal septicaemia numbered 6.
The attack-rate for the year was 3.4 per 1,000 births, and the
death-rate 1.1 per 1,000 births.
Plague.—No case of plague occurred in the Borough during
last year.
Erysipelas.—There were 178 cases of erysipelas notified during
1913. This is equivalent to an attack-rate of .8 per 1,000
living. Of the 178 cases notified, 29 were removed to hospital.
The deaths from erysipelas numbered 7. This gives a mortalityrate
of 4 per cent. attacked and .03 per 1,000 living.