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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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45
Daring the year information was received from the headmasters
of elementary schools in the Borough of the existence of 213 cases
of whooping cough.
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Tuberculosis.—During the year 1906, there were 415 deaths
in the Borough due to tuberculous disease, they are classified as
follows:—
Tuberculous Phthisis 183
Phthisis 104
General Tuberculosis 45
Tuberculous Meningitis 38
,, Peritonitis 16
Tabes Mesenterica 18
Tubercle of other Organs 10
Scrofula 1
415
The death rate for London for Phthisis is l-44 per 1,000 living. The annual mortality rate for the Borough is 1-7 per 1,000 living. The deaths are distributed in the different sub-districts in the following proportions:—
| Sub-districts. | North. | Central. | South-West. | South-East. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | 69 | 94 | 135 | 117 |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 living. | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Early in the year a communication was received from the London
County Council on the subject of the notification of phthisis, and
asking " whether the Hackney Borough Council is of opinion
(a) that phthisis should be declared under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, to be a notifiable infectious disease, or, (b) that