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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
Stoke Newington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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DKATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF I'HE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1903, 1904, l905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911.
| Name of Ward. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordship Ward | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clissold Ward | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Church Ward | 30 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
| Manor Ward | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| South Hornsey Ward | 65 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 36 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 48 |
| Palatine Ward | 20 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 19 |
| Totals | 136 | 134 | 133 | 117 | 102 | 101 | 84 | 63 | 106 |
A comparison of the causes of infantile mortality in 1911 with
those of the preceding year shows an increase during last year in
the deaths from diarrhoeal diseases, measles, whooping cough, and
diseases of the lungs.
The appointment of a whole-time salaried official, to pay
prompt visits to advise the poorer mothers, and who is able as
necessity demands to keep in touch with the voluntary workers,
hns enabled the work undertaken to preserve infant life to be coordinated
and promoted in a manner which was found impossible
when no such official existed.
THE WORK OF THE OFFICIAL AND VOjLUNTARY
HEALTH WORKERS.
Birth Inquiries.—During 1911, 546 infants were visited shortly
after birth. Fifty-one of these were visited by the Voluntary Health
Workers. These visits were followed by 698 revisits. “The advice
given has been much appreciated and often much needed. It is in
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