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Stoke Newington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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premises. In 2 of these, insanitary conditions of a slight nature
existed, and in no case were the sanitary defects grave. In 4 cases
there was previous local injury (which in one case was due to an
insect bite) and in 4 a history of previous attacks.
ENTERIC OR TYPHOID FEVER.
The 6 cases notified during the year all occurred in different
houses. In none of these houses did grave insanitary conditions exist,
in 1 slight insanitary conditions existed; while in the remaining
5 there were no insanitary conditions. Two of the cases doubtless
contracted the disease outside of London during the summer and
autumn holidays. The origin of the infection remained quite obscure
in the majority of cases, and in several instances, as I pointed out in a
previous Report, the patient had been ailing for several weeks before
he took to his bed and the disease was diagnosed.
The origin of the infection remained quite obscure in the majority of cases, and in several instances, as I pointed out in a previous Report, the patient had been ailing for several weeks before he took to his bed and the disease was diagnosed.
| Year. | Death-Rale for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 1902 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| 1903 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| 1904 | O.1l | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 1905 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 1906 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 1907 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 1908 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 1909 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1910 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1911 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 |