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Typhus Fever.—One case of this disease was notified which was
fatal. The disease occurred in a religious institution, but owing to
prompt preventive interference the disease was confined to that one
case.
Continued Fever.—Under this name six cases of fever were
notified, all of which recovered.
Erysipelas.—This disease was very prevalent during the year,
no less than 278 cases being notified in Hackney, of which 10 proved
fatal. The attack rate was 1.3 per 1,000, and the mortality rate .04
per 1,000 living persons.
Cholera.—No case of true Asiatic Cholera occurred in the district
during the year, but several fatal cases of English Cholera, or
summer diarrhoea were registered, but these are included under the
head of Diarrhœa.
Puerperal Fever.—Twelve cases of this disease were notified
during the twelve months, seven of these being fatal. Efforts were
made in each ease to ascertain whether the disease was associated
with any previous case of the same disease, but without success;
but in several of the cases serious sanitary defects were found in
the dwellings where the disease occurred. The mortality rate
amounts to 583 per 1,000 persons attacked.