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Stoke Newington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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It will be noted that the mortality of the Southern Division
exceeds that of the Northern mainly in respect of the deaths from
Small-pox, Measles, Diphtheria, Diarrhœa, Scarlet Fever, Phthisis,
Influenza, Accidents, and Premature Birth ; and if these deaths were
grouped according to the ages at which death occurred, it would be
found that by far the largest number would be allotted to the first five
years of life. The mortality from Cancer, on the other hand, was
disproportionately high in the Northern Division.
TABLE A 2.
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year 1902.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Small-pox. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Influenza. | Erysipelas. | Total. | Rate to every 1,000 persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 2.5 |
| Second „ | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1.;0 | |
| Third ,, | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 15 | 1.1 |
| Fourth „ | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1.1 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 75 | 1.4 | ||
| 1901 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 1.1 |