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Hackney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Smallpox.—There was one notification of smallpox in the
Borough during 1934. The patient was removed to hospital and
recovered. Several cases of smallpox in other Boroughs were related
to Hackney in that their movements in the Borough required action
by the Public Health Department.
The cases of this disease notified in the Borough in the past six years were as follow:—
| Year. | No. of cases notified. |
|---|---|
| 1929 | 58 |
| 1930 | 493 |
| 1931 | 43 |
| 1932 | 34 |
| 1933 | 13 |
| 1934 | 1 |
| Total | 642 |
The number of contacts under supervision during the year 1934
was 23. Dr. Barlow's services in visiting suspected cases was of
the greatest value to the Department, as in previous years.
The three districts into which the Borough is divided for
vaccination purposes are Hackney North, Hackney South-West and
Hackney South-East, and the boundaries of these are co-terminous
with and consist of the Electoral Wards of the Borough, as
follows:—
Hackney North Stamford Hill, Downs and
West Hackney Wards.
Hackney South-West Hackney, Kingsland and
South Hackney Wards.
Hackney South-East Clapton Park and Homerton
Wards.
The following schedule shows the names and addresses of the
Public Vaccinators and Deputy Public Vaccinators carrying out
the work of vaccination in the Borough at the end of the year:—