[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough] page 33

Stoke Newington 1904

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

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Table: 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.

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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

Table: 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.

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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

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Stoke Newington 1904

Table: 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.

Table: 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.