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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 5.
The chief vital statistics of the Borough of Stoke Newingtor 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 51,328 | 21.6 | 117.9 | 13.1 | 1.26 | 7.9 |
| 1902 | 51,669 | 21.8 | 114.7 | 13.1 | 1.16 | 7.7 |
| 1903 | 52,600 | 20.9 | 120.3 | 12.3 | 1.23 | 3.7 |
| 1904 | 52,353 | 21.8 | 115.6 | 13.1 | 1.24 | 5-6 |
I.
| Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District. |
| St. Anne's House, Manor Road. Northumberland House Green Lanes. Invalid Asylum 187, High Street. Nursing Home, 8, Alexandra Road. |
II.
| Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District. |
| Hackney Infirmary. Islington Infirmary. St. Bartholomew's Hospital. North-Eastern Hospital for Children. German Hospital. Hospital for Women. Great Northern Hospital. Guy's Hospital. Hostel of God. National Hospital. Metropolitan „ Heart „ London „ Children's Hospital (Gt. Ormond Street) Royal Chest Hospital. St. Thomas's „ |
III.
| Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District. |
| N.E. Fever Hospital. Eastern „ ,, Northern Fever Hospital. London „ „ Brompton Hospital. Royal Free „ Leavesden Asylum. Colney Hatch Asylum. Claybury ,, Horton „ Cane Hill , Hoxton House „ Banstead „ Dartford Heath „ |
There is no Union Workhouse within the District.
THE MORTUARY.
During the year 58 bodies were deposited in the Public Mortuary;
29 of these were females and 29 were males. Post-mortem examinations
were performed upon 37 of these cases, and inquests were held upon 47.