Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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These deaths are classified as follows:-
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 191 |
| General tuberculosis | 1 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | 12 |
| Tuberculous peritonitis | 5 |
| Lupus | - |
| Tabes mesenterica | - |
| Tubercle of other organs | 15 |
| 224 |
This number of deaths gives an annual mortality of 0.98 per
1,000 inhabitants.
| Year. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pul. | Non-pul. | Total. | Pul. | Non-pul. | Total. | ||
| 1916 | 575 | 158 | 733 | 274 | 85 | 359 | 1.7 |
| 1917 | 709 | 161 | 870 | 304 | 56 | 360 | 1.8 |
| 1918 | 793 | 109 | 902 | 307 | 64 | 371 | 1.8 |
| 1919 | 483 | 143 | 626 | 219 | 52 | 271 | 1.2 |
| 1920 | 410 | 139 | 549 | 190 | 59 | 249 | 1.1 |
| 1921 | 361 | 105 | 466 | 213 | 51 | 264 | 1.17 |
| 1922 | 319 | 85 | 404 | 202 | 36 | 238 | 1.05 |
| 1923 | 387 | 89 | 476 | 216 | 40 | 256 | 1.13 |
| 1924 | 334 | 115 | 449 | 207 | 47 | 254 | 1.12 |
| 1925 | 356 | 109 | 465 | 191 | 33 | 224 | .98 |
In the following table the yearly deaths from tuberculous diseases in the Borough for the last 28 years are shown, grouped in periods of periods of three years:—
| Three year periods. | Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | Percentage decrease on the period 1898-1900. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | ||
| 1898-1900 | 483 | — |
| 1901-1903 | 452 | 6.4 |
| 1904-1906 | 417 | 13.7 |
| 1907-1909 | 382 | 21.0 |
| 1910-1912 | 363 | 24.8 |
| 1913-1915 | 360 | 25.4 |
| 1916-1918 | 363 | 24.8 |
| 1919-1921 | 261 | 45.9 |
| 1922-1924 | 249 | 48.2 |
| 1925 | 224 | 53.6 |