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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The origin of the infection remained quite obscurc 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. | Kate for Stoke Newington. | Kate for London generally. | Kate 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 |
| 1905 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
DIPHTHERIA.
DIPHTHERIA.
The sanitary detects were grave in three and slight in 12 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 |
| 1905 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
School attendance is either alleged by the parents or surmised
by myself, on good grounds, to be the cause of 5 attacks during the
year.