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Stoke Newington 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE A6.The chief vital statistics of the new Borough of Stoke Newington since its formation.

TABLE A6.

The chief vital statistics of the new Borough of Stoke Newington since its formation.

Year.Population estimated to middle of year.Birth-rate.Rate of Infantile Mortality.General Death-rate.Zymotic Death-rate.Infectious sickness rate.
190151,32821.6117.913.11.267.9
190251,66921.8114.713.11.167.7
190352,60020.9120.312.31.233.7
I.Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.II.Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.III Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
St. Anne's House,Manor Road. Northumberland House, Green Lanes.Invalid Asylum, 187, High Street.Nursing Home, 8, Alexandra Road.Hackney Infirmary. Islington Infirmary. Greenwich Infirmary. London Hospital. Metropolitan „ St. Bartholomew's Hospital.Mildmay Memorial Hospital. Westminster Hospital. King's College „ German „ Royal Chest „ Great Northern „ Middlesex „ St. Mary's „ St. Thomas's „ Guy's „ St. Peters' Home. Friedenheim Home.Cancer Hospital.Licensed Victuallers'Asylum. London Fever Hospital. E. Fever Hospital.N.E. „Royal Free Hospital. Bethnal House Asylum. Hoxton House ,,Hanwell „Horton Asylum, Epsom. Colney Hatch Asylum. Darenth „Banstead ,,

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There is no Union Workhouse within the District.
THE MORTUARY.
During the year 37 bodies were deposited in the Public Mortuary;
10 of these were females and 27 were males. Post-mortem examinations
were performed upon 20 of these cases, and inquests were held upon 35.