Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1919 page 315

Stoke Newington 1919

Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1919

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Table: DIPHTHERIA.The 111 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 84 houses.

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DIPHTHERIA.

The 111 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	(). 17	0.14
1919	0.27	0.18	0.13

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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 1919, together with the results of theexaminations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London: —

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The following is a statement of the applications received during 1919, together with the results of theexaminations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London: —

Disease.	Results.		Total.
Disease.	Positive.	Negative.	Total.
Phthisis	16	77	93
Diphtheria	36	92	128
Enteric	1	1	2
Total	53	170	223

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Stoke Newington 1919

Table: DIPHTHERIA.The 111 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 84 houses.

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Table: The following is a statement of the applications received during 1919, together with the results of theexaminations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London: —