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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE A 2.
Showing the distribution of the deaths in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Borough.
| Deaths, 1904. | North. | South. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarters. | Total | Quarters. | Total | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Measles | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping-cough | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Croup. Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Diarrhæa | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 65 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases. | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Cancer | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 2 | ... | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Alcoholism and Cirrhosis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System. | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| Premature Birth | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| Heart Disease | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 12 | |
| Accidents | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Old Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ; 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| All other Causes | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 58 |
| Totals | 47 | 57 | 43 | 49 | 196 | 129 | 100 | 137 | 123 | 489 |