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Hackney 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table VII.—
| Diseases. | Annual Average No. of Deaths, 1870.1879. | Mean Annual No. of Deaths per 10,000 population 1870.1879. | Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths, 1880. | Deaths in 1880. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 10,000 population. | Totals. | ||||
| Small Pox | 91 | 6.4 | 21 | 3.81 | 69 |
| Measles | 50 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.16 | 21 |
| Scarlet Fever | 97 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 4.47 | 81 |
| Diphtheria | 16 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.79 | 14 |
| Whooping Cough | 89 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 7.78 | 141 |
| Fever | 52 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.49 | 27 |
| Diarrhœa | 115 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 9.38 | 170 |
| Hackney | 510 | 36.1 | 15.6 | 28.88 | 523 |
| London | 12,406 | 41.3 | 15.3 | 32.96 | - |
The variations in the number of small pox deaths during
the 10 years, were very large, 2 deaths only having been
registered in 1875, and 400 in 1870. There was also a very
small mortality from this disease in 1879. The number of
deaths from measles did not differ so much, the smallest in
1876 having been 15, whilst the highest in the following year
was 91. The number of deaths from scarlet fever has varied
more, the largest (181,) having been recorded in 1870, and
the smallest (27,) in 1873. Whooping cough has been
unusually fatal for the last 3 years, 135, 110 and 141 deaths
having been registered in these years. Diarrhoea, after an
unusually small mortality in 1879, caused a great number of
deaths, viz., 170, which gives the largest death rate since
1863. The mean annual number of deaths for the 10 years
1870.79, from these diseases per 10,000 population was 36.1,
against 41.3 for all London; but the proportion in 1880 was
not so large, having been 28'88 for Hackney, and 32 96 for
all London. During this year, the percentage of deaths from
these diseases was 15.6 in Hackney, against 15.3 for all
London. The close approximation in these rates was
caused by the large mortality in Hackney from small pox,