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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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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The attack rate for scarlet fever is 3T per 1,000 persons living.
The number of cases scarlet fever removed to hospital during the
year was 693. This is equal to 85 per cent. of the total notified.
The following table shows the distribution of scarlet fever in the respective sub-districts of the Borough:-
| Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases of Scarlet Fever. | 146 | 229 | 252 | 163 |
| Attack-rate per 1,000 living. | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
It will be seen from the above that scarlet fever was most
prevalent in the South-West sub-district.
The deaths from scarlet fever during 1914 numbered eight,
which is equal to a mortality of 10 per 1,000 attacked and .04 per
1,000 living. The mortality rate for London from scarlet fever
during the same year was .07 per 1,000 living.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.—There were 488 cases of
diphtheria and 7 cases of membranous croup notified during the
year ; but of these 20 cases of diphtheria and 1 case of membranous
croup were found subsequently not to be suffering from this disease,
this reducing the total genuine cases of diphtheric disease to 474.
This is an increase of 192 upon the number of cases notified during
1913. The chart shows that diphtheritic disease was prevalent
during the whole year, the cases being fairly evenly distributed
during the 12 months. The attack rate for diphtheria is 2.1 per
1,000 living.
There were 409 cases of diphtheria and membranous croup
removed to hospital during 1914. This is equal to 86 per cent.
of the cases notified.