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Hackney 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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III. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
During 1929 there were 1,878 cases of acute infectious disease
compulsorily notified in the Borough, as set out in Table II. This
total shows a decrease of 37 upon those notified during 1928. The
attack-rate in respect of the acute notifiable infectious diseases for
the year is 8-8 per 1,000 inhabitants.
In addition there were 347 notifications received of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 97 notifications of other forms of tuberculosis.
The deaths from the chief zymotic diseases numbered 101. This
is equivalent to a zymotic death-rate of 0-47 per 1,000 living in the
Borough, as compared with a zymotic death-rate of 0-54 during the
previous year.
| Disease. | No. of Deaths in Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 28 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | 10 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 4 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 2 | 11 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 1 | 10 |
| Polio Myelitis | — | |
| Smallpox | — | |
| 55 | 73 |