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Hackney 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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In the following table I have abstracted the yearly deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 16 years, and grouped them in periods of three years as under:—
| Three Year Periods. | Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | Percentage decrease on the period 1898-1900. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | ||
| 1898-1900 | 483 | - |
| 1901-1903 | 452 | 6.4 |
| 1904-1906 | 417 | 13.7 |
| 1907-1909 | 382 | 21.0 |
| 1910-1912 | 363 | 24.8 |
| 1913-1914 | 349 | 28.0 |
It will be seen from this that the average annual number of
deaths from tuberculosis has progressively decreased during the
period in question, the decline from the period 1898-1900 to 1914
being equal to 28 per cent. There is good reason to hope that
when the Borough Council's tuberculosis scheme is in working
the decline will, in future years, be more marked.
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. | 64 | 80 | 120 | 103 |
| Mortality-rate per 1,000 living. | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
Cancer.—There were 256 deaths during 1914 due to the
different varieties of malignant disease. This is an increase of