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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 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases of Scarlet Fever | 121 | 190 | 197 | 166 |
| Attack-rate per 1,000 living | 21 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
It will be seen from the above that scarlet fever was most
prevalent in the Central Sub-district.
The deaths from scarlet fever during 1922 numbered 10,
which is equal to a case mortality of 1.4 per cent. attacked, and
a scarlet fever death-rate of 0.044 per 1,000 inhabitants. The
mortality rate for London from scarlet fever during the same year
was 0.07 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Diphtheria and. Membranous Croup—There were 736 cases of
diphtheria and membranous croup notified during the year; and
of these 4 cases of diphtheria were found subsequently not to be
suffering from this disease, thus the total of genuine cases of
diphtheria was reduced to 732. This is a decrease of 140 upon the
number of genuine cases notified during 1921. The incidence of
the disease can be seen by reference to the chart.
The attack rate of diphtheria was 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants,
compared with 1.37 for England and Wales.
There were 675 cases removed to hospital during the year.
This is equal to 92 per cent. of the cases notified.