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Stoke Newington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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SCARLET FEVER.
The 97 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 85 houses, in 2 oi
which there were grave insanitary conditions ; in 4 the insanitary
conditions were slight, and in the remaining houses there was an
absence of such conditions.
SCARLET FEVER.
The 97 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 85 houses, in 2 of which there were grave insanitary conditions; in 4 the insanitary conditions were slight, and in the remaining houses there was an absence of such conditions.
| Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rale for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.13 | |
| 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | |
| 1903 | o.oo | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| 1904 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| 1905 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1906 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| 1907 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 1908 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1909 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 1910 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
School attendance was ascribed as the origin of the infection
in 6 cases; and in one case it was possible that the infection was
communicated by a patient recently dismissed from a fever hospital.
The infection was imported into the Borough in at least 2 instances.
In at least 9 cases the infection appeared to be secondary to
the infection in another member of the household.
ERYSIPELAS.
The 41 cases of this disease represent infection in 41 different