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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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THE CAUSES OF DEATH. — These are fully set forth
in Table I., in which it will be noted that the deaths are also
apportioned to different age periods.
Comparing this table with the corresponding table of the
preceding year, the following facts are noteworthy: An increase
in the deaths from Tuberculosis and Kidney Disease; and a
decrease of those from Influenza, Pneumonia, Heart Disease, and
Measles.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 56 deaths registered of infants under one year of
age, as against 894 births; the proportion which the deaths
under one year of age bear to 1,000 births is, therefore, 62 6, as
against 87 2 in the preceding year.
| Year. | Kate of Infantile Mortality. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 70.7 | 90 | 95 |
| 1913 | 82.7 | 105 | 109 |
| 1914 | 78.7 | 104 | 105 |
| 1915 | 99.8 | 112 | 110 |
| !916 | 59.8 | 89 | 91 |
| 1917 | 85.6 | 103 | 97 |
| 1918 | 87.2 | 107 | 97 |
| 1919 | 62.6 | 85 | 89 |
The rate of infantile mortality for the Borough is the second
lowest among Metropolitan Boroughs. Only in the Borough of
Lewisham was there a lower rate (60).