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Hackney 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1913
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cases of whooping-cough occurring amongst their scholars during
1913. There were 21 deaths registered from this cause during the
same period. This is a decline of 11 on the number registered
during 1912, and is equal to a mortality of .1 per 1,000. The
death-rate for all London from this disease for the same period
is "17 per 1,000 living. The number of cases of whooping-cough
removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals during
the year was 33.
The distribution of the disease in the sub-districts of the Borough is given in the following table:—
| Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Whooping-cough. | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 living. | .07 | 06 | 16 | .09 |
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Tuberculosis.—During 1913, I received 934 notifications of
tuberculosis, details of which are given on page 63 of this Report.
Bacteriological examination of sputa from 444 cases was made
during the same period. In 79 of these examinations, the specific
organism of the disease was discovered, in 365 cases the result of
examination was negative. The number of deaths from tuberculous
disease in Hackney during 1913 was 332, 3 decrease of
23 upon the deaths during the previous year.
These deaths are classified as follows:—
Tuberculous phthisis 214
Phthisis 36
General tuberculosis 24
Tuberculous meningitis 26
Tuberculous peritonitis 11
Tabe mesenterica 13
Tubercle of other organs 8
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