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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 1916

Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the 1916

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198
Number of above found to be suffering from
Tuberculosis 3
Number of above found to be non-Tuberculous
9
Number of above who have left the district 3
Total 15
Number of doubtful cases remaining on books on December 31st,
1916 — 19.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
Year ending December 31st, 1916.

Table: CLASSIFICATION AND DETAILED STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES, Etc.

CLASSIFICATION AND DETAILED STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES, Etc.

Insured Persons MaleInsured Persons FemaleUninsured Persons MaleUninsured Persons FemaleContacts.Total.
MF
I.U.I.U.
Attendances of new patients28141515030580
Attendances of old patients85976118405018450
Consultations with doctors300200005
(second consultations).
Specimens of sputum examined8756000228
Totals1241188120708025563

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ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS AND CEREBRO-SPINAL
FEVER.
Cerebro-spinal Fever is by far the more fatal of the two. Seven
cases were notified in the Borough during 1916; and 5 cases of
Polio-myelitis. There were 5 deaths from the former and 1 from
the latter.