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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 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The following table gives the distribution of the deaths in the different sub-districts:—

The following table gives the distribution of the deaths in the different sub-districts:—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Measles.6231121
Mortality rate per 1,000 living..11.42.18.34

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The mortality rate for the whole of London is -41 per 1,000
living persons.
During the year under review information was received from
the headmasters of elementary schools of 1,101 cases of measles
either amongst scholars or at their homes.
Whooping Cough.—The deaths from whooping cough in the
Borough during 1906 numbered 34. This shows a decline in the
deaths compared with the year 1905, the number occurring during
the latter year being 64. The mortality rate for this disease for
last year is -15 per 1,000 living, against a mortality rate of -28 per
1,000 living during 1905.

Table: The mortality rate for all London for 1906 was '26 per 1,000 living. The deaths were distributed in the Borough of Hackney in the following proportions :—

The mortality rate for all London for 1906 was '26 per 1,000 living. The deaths were distributed in the Borough of Hackney in the following proportions :—

Sub-districts.North.Central.South-West.South-East.
No. of Deaths from Whooping Cough.451114
Mortality rate per 1,000 living..07.09.18.23