Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1918 page 274

Stoke Newington 1918

Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1918

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Table: DIPHTHERIA,The 113 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 84 houses.

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DIPHTHERIA,

The 113 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 84 houses.

Year.	Death Rate for Stoke Newington.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.
1912	0.00	0.10	0.11
1913	0.12	0.09	0.12
1914	0.06	0.16	0.15
1915	0.20	0.16	0.15
1916	0.12	0.14	0.14
1917	0.20	0.14	0.13
1918	0.36	0.17	0.14

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In two cases the patients had previously suffered from an
attack of the disease.
Many applications have been made at the offices for tubes of
"antitoxin," which I store for the convenience of local practitioners.
The "diagnosis outfits" supplied by the Council to the medical
practitioners in Stoke Newington are of great service.

Table: The following is a statement of the applications received during 1918, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—

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The following is a statement of the applications received during 1918, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—

Disease.	Results.		Total.
Disease.	Positive.	Negative.	Total.
Phthisis	17	86	103
Diphtheria	48	84	132
Enteric	Nil	1	1
Total	65	171	236

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Stoke Newington 1918

Table: DIPHTHERIA,The 113 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 84 houses.

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Table: The following is a statement of the applications received during 1918, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—