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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—
| Disease. | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 48 | 63 | 36 | 43 | 59 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis, paralytic | - | 2 | - | 3 | 13 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis, nonparalytic | - | 39 | 6 | 35 | 10 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | 19 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 40 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 24 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 35 |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | 9 | 11 |
| Malaria | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 1.474 | 511 | 1,736 | 2,009 | 1,091 |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 49 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 24 |
| Scabies | 924 | 318 | 208 | 128 | 61 |
| Scarlet Fever | 249 | 313 | 259 | 267 | 274 |
| Typhus Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 543 | 550 | 787 | 362 | 558 |
| Totals | 3,448 | 1,951 | 3,186 | 2,965 | 2,181 |
The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—
| Disease. | England and Wales. 1950. | London. 1950. | Hackney. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950. | *1920. | |||
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 3.38 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.5 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.06 | |
| Measles | 8.39 | 6.57 | 6.34 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis)—Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Non-paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | Nil | |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.37 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.23 | 1.59 | 4.7 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | Nil | 0.06 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.21 | 3.24 | |
*Comparative rates for the year 1920, as regards this borough, are given only in
respect of certain infectious diseases which were notifiable at that time.