[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 26

Hackney 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During 1949 there were no deaths from Puerperal Sepsis or
other causes directly connected with childbirth.
The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in
Hackney in the past five years were:—

Table: The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Hackney in the past five years were:—

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The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Hackney in the past five years were:—

District.	Maternal mortality rate, 1949.	Maternal mortality rates in previous years.
District.	Maternal mortality rate, 1949.	1948	1947	1946	1945
England and Wales Hackney	0.98 Nil.	1.02 Nil	1.01 1.06	1.24 0.56	1.79 2.32

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GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements made with the Camberwell Research
Laboratories and the Royal Institute of Public Health for
bacteriological examinations have been continued.
The following is a statement of specimens submitted to the
Laboratories during the year:—

Table: The following is a statement of specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—

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The following is a statement of specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—

Specimen	Result of Examination	Negative	Positive	Total
Throat and Nose Swabs	Diphtheria Bacilli	386	8	394
	Haemolytic Streptococci	15	24	39
	Non-Haemolytic Streptococci	—	3	3
	Streptococci	1	—	1
	Staphylococcus Pyogenes	—	3	3
	Streptococci Viridens	—	3	3
	H. Pertussis	1	—	1
	Vincents Organisms	40	4	44
Sputum	Tubercle Bacilli	13	1	14
Faeces	Salmonella typhi-murium	-	4	4
	Salmonella Para-typhi B	8	—	8
	Pathogens	7	—	7
	B Sonne Dysentery	2	—	2
	Salmonella Group	2	—	2
	Food Poisoning Group	1	—	1
	Dysentery Group	2	—	2
	Amobae	1	—	1
Blood	Salmonella Para-typhi B	2	5	7
Blood	Salmonella Group	4	—	4
Cerebro Spinal Fluid. .	Tubercle Bacilli	1	—	1
Urine	Tubercle Bacilli	2	-	2
	Red Blood Corpuscles	1	-	1
	Aerobic Spore-Bearing Bacilli	—	1	1
	B Coli	1	1	2
	White Blood Corpuscles	1	—	1
Totals		491	57	548

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Hackney 1949

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Table: The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Hackney in the past five years were:—

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Table: The following is a statement of specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—