Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The origin of the infection remained quite obscure in the majority of cases; and in many instances, as I pointed out in a previous Report, the patient had been ailing for several weeks before he took to his bed and the disease was diagnosed.
Year. | Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|
1901 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
1902 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
1903 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
1904 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
DIPHTHERIA.
The 60 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 54 houses, three of which were more or less insanitary. The sanitary defects were grave in one and slight in two other instances.
Year. | Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|
1901 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
1902 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.23 |
1903 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
1904 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 |