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Stoke Newington 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1919
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301
Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 620 deaths.
| Year. | General Death-rate. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| 1913 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| 1914 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 13.6 |
| 1915 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 15.1 |
| 1916 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
| 1917 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 14.4 |
| 1918 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
| 1919 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
The recorded general death-rate is therefore 12.2, as against
160 for the preceding year.
The so-called "factor for correction" for the Borough of
Stoke Newington is 0.9512, and the death-rate corrected for age and
sex distribution is 12.2X0.9512=11.6 per 1,000 per annum.
The corrected rate is below that for the preceding year, when
it was 15 2. This decrease is mainly due to fewer deaths from
Influenza and Pneumonia. The death-rate for the whole of London
was 134 and that for Stoke Newington is the fifth lowest of the
other 28 Metropolitan Boroughs:—The Boroughs with lower rates
being Hampstead and Wandsworth (11.2) Lewisham (11.4) and
Fulham (12.1).
District Mortality.—The deaths among residents of the
Northern Division of the Borough numbered 216, and furnished
a recorded death-rate of 12.2 per 1,000 per annum.
The deaths among the residents of the Southern Division of
the Borough numbered 404, and furnished a recorded death-rate
of 12.1 per 1,000 per annum.