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some of the known causes of summer diarrhœa, and the only strange
factor in operation during these summers was an insufficiency of
water for domestic and other purposes.
Number of deaths from Diarrhoea during the third Quarter of the
years 1892.1896 in Hackney and London, and the corresponding mortality
rates per 1,000 living persons.
Year.
No. of deaths
from
Diarrhoea in
3rd Quarter
in Hackney.
Mortality
Rate,
per 1,000
living
No. of death
from
Diarrhœa In
3rd Quarter
in London.
Mortality
Rate per
1,000 living
in London.
Average
Atmospheric
Temperature
for the
Quarter.
Rain Fall
in inches
during
the Quarter.
1892
84
1.6
1747
1.6
59.2
6.6
1893
96
1.8
2177
2.0
61.9
5.9
1894
57
1.1
1212
1.1
58.6
7.5
1895
153
2.9
2647
2.4
62.3
6.5
1896
175
3.2
2624
2.3
60.4
8.7
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
One of the most important duties of a Sanitary Authority is the
regular and prompt removal of house refuse from all occupied
dwellings in the district.
In March of 1895, the Vestry renewed for another year the
contractors agreement to remove and dispose of the house refuse of
the district of Hackney at a reduced price on the previous year of
one penny per load—the reduced prices for the North and South
Divisions being 5s. 3d. per load for the former, and 5s. 2d. for the
latter.
During the year 1896, the loads removed from the North
Division numbered 20,211, at a total cost of £5,326 8s. 10d those
from the Southern Division 24,401 loads, at a total of £6,329
10s. 2d. From these figures, the average amount per load paid to