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Stoke Newington 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the 1916
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Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, "Fever" (including
Enteric Fever, Typhus Fever, and Simple Continued Fever), and
Diarrhcea. In Table IV. the deaths from each of the Infectious
Diseases (including Erysipelas, Puerperal Fever, and Influenza)
are given.
The Zymotic Death-rate for the Borough was 0.42 per 1,000
per annum, as against 1.21 in the preceding year. The rate for
London generally was 0.9.
TABLE IV.
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza, Puerperal Fever, and Erysipelas) in the year 1916.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Small Pox. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhcea and Dysentry. | Influenza. | Erysipelas. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 13 |
| Second ,, | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 4 |
| Third ,, | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 11 |
| Fourth ,, | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | — | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | — | 36 | |
| 1915 | 7 | 10 | — | 2 | — | 24 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 82 |
CONSUMPTION.
The death-rate for Consumption (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) in
the Borough for 1916 was 14 per 1,000, as against l.0 for London
generally.