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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:—

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.
1948194719461945
England and Wales Hackney0.98 Nil.1.02 Nil1.01 1.061.24 0.561.79 2.32

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:—

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

SpecimenResult of ExaminationNegativePositiveTotal
Throat and Nose SwabsDiphtheria Bacilli3868394
Haemolytic Streptococci152439
Non-Haemolytic Streptococci—33
Streptococci1—1
Staphylococcus Pyogenes—33
Streptococci Viridens—33
H. Pertussis1—1
Vincents Organisms40444
SputumTubercle Bacilli13114
FaecesSalmonella typhi-murium-44
Salmonella Para-typhi B8—8
Pathogens7—7
B Sonne Dysentery2—2
Salmonella Group2—2
Food Poisoning Group1—1
Dysentery Group2—2
Amobae1—1
BloodSalmonella Para-typhi B257
Salmonella Group4—4
Cerebro Spinal Fluid. .Tubercle Bacilli1—1
UrineTubercle Bacilli2-2
Red Blood Corpuscles1-1
Aerobic Spore-Bearing Bacilli—11
B Coli112
White Blood Corpuscles1—1
Totals49157548