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Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Several Metropolitan Boroughs and the Metropolitan Branch
of the Society of Medical Officers of Health informed the Ministry
of Health that the provisions of Circular 71A (Med.) might, in their
opinion, be relaxed in view of the mild nature of the disease. The
Ministry of Health agreed in some respects and the arrangements
for supervision of contacts have to some extent been altered as
regards the mild type of disease, but the supervision of contacts
still remains a sufficiently onerous duty.
The cases of this disease notified in the Borough in the past
five years were as follow:—
Year. No. of cases
notified.
1926 —
1927 3
1928 1
1929 58
1930 493
Total 555
All the cases notified during the year were, of course, removed
to hospital.
The following table shows the distribution of the cases in the Electoral Wards and the Registration Sub-districts of the Borough:—
| Area. | No. of cases. | Attack-rate per 1,000 living. |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 2.30 | |
| Wards— | ||
| Stamford Hill | 0.12 | |
| West Hackney | 8 | 0.43 |
| Kingsland | 16 | 0.73 |
| Downs | 17 | 0.99 |
| Clapton Park | 210 | 5.15 |
| Homerton | 136 | 3.95 |
| South Hackney | 65 | 3.00 |
| Hackney | 37 | 1.39 |
| Registration Sub-Districts— | ||
| North | 24 | 0.44 |
| Central | 199 | 3.93 |
| South-West | 92 | 1.69 |
| South-East | 178 | 3.26 |
It will be seen that the disease was most prevalent in the
Clapton Park and Homerton Wards of the Borough.
There was one death from this disease during the year.