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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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20
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.
The nurse (Miss Norton), whose services were secured by the
Parish in commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty, has done
good work throughout the year. Her services can be obtained by
application at the Council Offices, or at her private address 57
Bouverie Road, Stoke Newington.
INQUESTS.
The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year :—
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide (cut thoat) | 1 | 1 | |||
| „ (bullet wound) | 1 | 1 | |||
| „ (poisoning | 1 | 1 | |||
| Accidental Injuries | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Poisoning by Misadventure | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Peritonitis , following injury | 1 | 1 | |||
| Found Drowned | 1 | 1 | |||
| Overlaying | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Death whilst under Chloroform | 1 | 1 | |||
| Heart Disease | 3 | 2 | |||
| Heart Failure following Influenza | 1 | 1 | |||
| Heart Disease and Chronic Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pneumonia, Delirium Tremens | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rupture of Aneurism | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kidney Disease, Synecpe | 1 | 1 | |||
| Acute Nephritis, after accidental fall | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Diaphragmatic Hernia | 1 | l | |||
| Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, Convulsions | 1 | 1 | |||
| Convulsions, Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis, accelerated by shock from fall | 1 | 1 | |||
| Atelectasis Pulmonum | 1 | 1 | |||
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | |||
| Pericarditis Cardiac Thrombosis | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 44 |