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Stoke Newington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE A.—Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of death. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Infectious Disea ses. | Diarrheal Diseases. | Wasting Diseases. | Tuberculous Diseases. | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | Convulsions | Bronchitis (including Broncho-Pneumonia) | Laryngitis | Suffocation | Other Causes | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria : Croup | Whooping Cough | Diarrhoea, all forms | Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | Gastritis,Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | Premature Birth | Congenital Defects | Injury at Birth | Want of Breast-milk | Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | Tuberculous Meningitis | Other Tuberculous Diseases! | ||||||||
| Under 1 Week | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 26 |
| 1- 2 Weeks | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 |
| 2-3 Weeks | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 3-4 Weeks Total under | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| 1 Month | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 |
| 1- 2 Months | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 |
| 2- 3 Months | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| 3- 4 Months | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
| 4- 5 Months | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |
| 5- 6 Months | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
| 6- 7 Months | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| 7- 8 Months | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| 8- 9 Months | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| 9-10 Months | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| 10—11 Months | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 11-12 Months | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Total Deaths under 1 Year | 2 | ... | 20 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 133 |
Births in the year, legitimate and illegitimate, 1,066.
Population, estimated to middle of 1905, 52,690,
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 665.