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Stoke Newington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE A 6.
The chief Vital Statistics for the Parish since 1894.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of next year. | Birth-rate. | Rate of Infantile Mortality | General death-rate. | Zymotic death-rate. | Phthisis death-rate. | Infectious sickness rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 32,900 | 23.1 | 73.6 | 9.0 | 0.83 | 1.07 | 5.5 |
| 1895 | 33,600 | 23.7 | 117.0 | 13.1 | 1.18 | 0.89 | 7.2 |
| 1896 | 33,615 | 24.6 | 125.0 | 12.4 | 2.30 | 0.59 | 10.5 |
| 1897 | 33,815 | 24.7 | 122.1 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1.10 | 6.7 |
| 1898 | 31,200 | 24.5 | 106.0 | 13.6 | 1.72 | 0.95 | 7.2 |
| 1899 | 34,800 | 22.6 | 103.9 | 12.8 | 1.23 | 0.86 | 7.6 |
| 1900 | 35,200 | 22.0 | 112.2 | 12.4 | 1.50 | 1.02 | 8.2 |
| Means. | 23.6 | 108.5 | 12.5 | 1.54 | 0.93 | 7.6 |
THE MORTUARY.
During the year 27 bodies were deposited in the Public
Mortuary; 21 of these were females and 6 were males. Postmortem
examinations were performed upon 15 of these cases, and
inquests upon 22.
SICK NURSING.
The importance of good nursing in the treatment of disease can
scarcely be exaggerated, and the educational value of a visit of a nurse
to the houses of the poor is very great.