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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 1899
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1899
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TABLE A 1.
Showing the Causes of Death among parishioners in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Parish, respectively, during 1899.
| Causes of Death. | Northern Division. | Southern Division. |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 6 |
| Membranous Croup | .. | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 5 |
| Measles | .. | 10 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 3 | 13 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 5 | 6 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 8 | 22 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 20 |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs other than Phthisis | 20 | 64 |
| Diseases of Circulatory Organs | 13 | 25 |
| Diseases of Digestive Organs | 6 | 21 |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs | 6 | 11 |
| Diseases of Reproductive Organs | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Nervous System (including Apoplexy and Convulsions) | 14 | 36 |
| Cancer | 15 | 24 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 10 |
| Senility | 14 | 21 |
| Wasting and Debility and Developmental defects | 2 | 8 |
| Accidents (including Overlying) | .. | 5 |
| Suicides | 1 | 1 |
| Pyaemia and Septicæmia (Blood-poisoning) | 1 | .. |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 4 |
| Gout | .. | .. |
| Wilful Murder | 1 | .. |
| Totals | 119 | 328 |
| 447 | ||