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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 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1918
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German Measles.—During the same period 226 cases of this
disease were notified. There were no deaths registered from this
disease.
Whooping-cough.—There were 55 deaths from this cause
during 1918, of which 53 occurred in amongst children under 5 years
of age. The annual mortality is 27 per 1,000 living.
Information of 494 cases of whooping-cough was received from
the head masters and mistresses of Elementary schools in the
Borough, occurring amongst their scholars during the year.
Influenza.—During 1918 there were 698 deaths in the Borough
due to influenza. The annual mortality rate is 3.5 per 1,000.
The year was characterised by the occurrence of a world-wide
epidemic of this disease, and Hackney was involved with the
remainder of London.
The following table sets out the deaths from influenza during the epidemic period, and certain other causes of death which may have had some relation to influenza:—
| Week ended | Influenza. | Diseases of Heart. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Oct. | - | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12th | 6 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 19th „ | 33 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 26th „ | 90 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 2nd Nov. | 167 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 9th | 140 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 |
| 16th „ | 69 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 23rd „ | 48 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| 30th „ | 58 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 7th Dec. | 21 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| 14th „ | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 21st „ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 28th „ | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 651 | 98 | 121 | 141 | 77 |