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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 1902
[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 1902.
| Causes of Death. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Measles | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Scarlet | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 2 | .. | 14 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
| Group | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fevers Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fevers Enteric | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Other continued. | .. | 9 | •• | 1 | 12 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Plague | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| Phthisis | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 64 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| Cancer. Malignant Disease | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
| Bronchitis | 31 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 69 |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 64 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Respi- ratory Organs | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heart Diseases | 23 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 64 |
| Accidents | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Suicides | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Senile Decay | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
| All Other Causes | 34 | 37 | 31 | 43 | 145 |
| Totals | 227 | 148 | 135 | 170 | 680 |