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Stoke Newington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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there is no witness even to the child's existence, except persons
whose interest may be served by concealing it,. The cheap and
easy access to concoctions containing poison is doubtless also
responsible for many infant's deaths. Such preparations as chlorodyne
are sold as sedatives for ailing children, and in such a
preparation a criminal can find a ready means of disposing of a
child.
Senile Mortality.—Of the 680 deaths 205 were of persons over 65
years of age. The proportion of deaths occurring among these of
over 65 years of age to the total deaths is, therefore, about 30.1 per
cent. There were 155 deaths of persons over 70 years of age, and
54 of persons over 80, 7 of whom reached 90 years of age—the oldest
being 97. These figures denote an exceptionally high proportion of
senile mortality.
SENILE MORTALITY.
| 65 and under 70. | 70 and under 80. | 80 and under 90. | 90 and upwards. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 17 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 76 |
| Second „ | 12 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 46 |
| Third „ | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 |
| Fourth ,, | 10 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 45 |
| Totals | 50 | 101 | 47 | 7 | 205 |
The respective ages of those over 90 were 97, 91, 90, 92, 95, 91, 93.
The Causes of Death.—These are fully set forth in table A, in
which it will be noted that the deaths are also apportioned to different
age-periods. Table A 1 is supplementary to Table A, and sets forth
the causes of death during each of the four quarters of the year.