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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table shows the housing conditions of those persons under 15 years of age who were attacked by scarlet fever during the year:—
| Cases removed to Hospital. | Cases nursed at Home. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 person per room. | 1 to 2 persons per room. | More than 2 persons per room. | Less than 1 person per room. | 1 to 2 persons per room. | More than 2 persons per room. |
| 38 | 251 | 7 | 13 | 19 | — |
There were two deaths from scarlet fever during 1937. This
gives a case mortality of 0.53 per cent. attacked, and a deathrate
of 0.0099 per 1,000 inhabitants. The mortality rate for London
from scarlet fever during the year was 0.01 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Diphtheria.—There were 308 cases of diphtheria notified
during the year. Sixty-six of the patients notified were found,
after admission to hospital, not to be suffering from an infectious
disease. The actual number of cases occurring in the Borough
during the year was, therefore, 242. This is a decrease of 52 upon
the actual number of cases that occurred in 1936. The attack-rate
was 1.17 per 1,000 persons living, compared with 1.49 for England
and Wales.
All the cases of diphtheria notified during the year were removed
to hospital.
The following table shows the distribution of diphtheria in the Electoral Wards and Registration Sub-districts of the Borough:—
| Area. | No. of cases. | Attack-rate per 1,000 living. |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 242 | 1.17 |
| Wards:— | ||
| Stamford Hill | 42 | 1.20 |
| Downs | 14 | 0.76 |
| West Hackney | 22 | 1.27 |
| Hackney | 24 | 0.97 |
| Kingsland | 16 | 0.81 |
| South Hackney | 41 | 1.91 |
| Clapton Park | 36 | 0.93 |
| Homerton | 47 | 1.49 |
| Registration Sub-Districts:— | ||
| Hackney North | 78 | 1.10 |
| Hackney South-West | 81 | 1.23 |
| Hackney South-East | 83 | 1.18 |