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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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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 1900.
| Causes of Death. | Northern Division. | Southern Division. |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 13 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. |
| Measles | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 3 | 12 |
| Influenza | 10 | 4 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 8 | 28 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 17 |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs other than Phthisis | 18 | 50 |
| Diseases of Circulatory Organs | 9 | 37 |
| Diseases of Digestive Organs | 3 | 12 |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs | 6 | 9 |
| Diseases of Reproductive Organs | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Nervous System (including Apoplexy and Convulsions) | 12 | 37 |
| Cancer | 12 | 20 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 15 |
| Senility | 6 | 13 |
| Wasting and Debility and Developmental defects | 3 | 11 |
| Accidents (including Overlying) | 3 | 6 |
| Suicides | 3 | 2 |
| Pyæmia and Septicaemia (Blood-poisoning) | 2 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 6 |
| Gout | .. | 1 |
| Other Causes | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 112 | 325 |
| 437 | ||