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Stoke Newington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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persons over 80, 5 of whom reached 90 years of age—the oldest being
96. These figures denote an exceptionally high proportion of senile
mortality.
SENILE MORTALITY DURING- 1903.
| 65 to 70 | 70 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 and over. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | |||||
The respective ages of those over 90 were 90, 90, 92, 93, 96.
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 A1 is supplementary to Table A, and sets forth
the causes of death during each of the four quarters of the year.
Table A3 shows the deaths in each Division of the Borough, and
the causes of death.