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Hackney 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919

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Information was received from the headmasters and headmistresses
of Elementary Schools in Hackney of 227 cases of
whooping cough occurring amongst their scholars during the year.
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Tuberculosis.—During 1919, 626 primary notifications of tuberculosis
were received, details of which are given on page 37 of
this Report. Bacteriological examination of sputa from 325 cases
was made by the Council's Bacteriologist during the same period.
In 38 of these examinations the specific organism of the disease was
discovered, and in the remainder the result was negative.
The number of deaths from tuberculous disease in Hackney
during 1919, was 271, a decrease of 100 upon the deaths during
1918. These deaths are classified as follows:—
Tuberculous phthisis 206
Phthisis 13
General tuberculosis 13
Tuberculous meningitis 13
Tuberculous peritonitis 13
Tabes mesenterica 0
Tubercle of other organs 13
271
This number of deaths gives an annual mortality of 1.2 per
1,000 inhabitants.

Table: In the following table the yearly deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 21 years are shown, grouped in periods of three years:—

In the following table the yearly deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough for the last 21 years are shown, grouped in periods of three years:—

Three year periodsAnnual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease.Percentage decrease on the period 1898-1900.
Per cent.
1898-1900483—
1901-19034526.4
1904-190641713.7
1907-190938221.0
1910-191236324.8
1913-191536025.4
1916-191836324.8
191927143.9

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