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Stoke Newington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ZYMOTIC DIARRHŒA.
| Year. | Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 1902 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
| 1903 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.50 |
| 1904 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 0.86 |
PHTHISIS (CONSUMPTION).
The incapacity to work on account of Phthisis costs London over £4,000,000 a year, according to the computation of a great authority. This enormous loss alone well warrants a considerable outlay in an effort to reduce the prevalence of this disease.
| Year. | Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1.30 | — |
| 1902 | 1.24 | 1.62 |
| 1903 | 1.30 | 1.50 |
| 1904 | 1.70 | 1.63 |
During the year an increasing number of Sanitary Authorities
have obtained the consent of the Local Government Board to the
Voluntary Notification of Consumption, and some progress has been
made in the provision of Sanatoriums. Some of these have been or are
being erected on economical lines, whilst others are costing the
ridiculously high amount of from £700 to £1,000 per bed.
In my Annual Report for the year 1903 I drew attention to the
ircumstances that it was comparatively rare for consumptives of the
poorer classes to recover from the disease, and that the value of the