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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 1901
[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 Stoke Newington during each of the four quarters of the year 1901.
| Causes of Death. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Measles | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | |||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Fevers | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 15 | .. | 16 | |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 67 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | |
| Cancer. Malignant Disease | 13 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 45 | |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 70 | |
| Pneumonia | 12. | 9 | 2 | 18 | 41 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Diseases | 26 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 90 | |
| Accidents | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Suicides | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senile Decay | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | |
| All Other Causes | 45 | 47 | 38 | 37 | 167 | |
| Totals | 200 | 153 | 151 | 169 | 673 | |