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Stoke Newington 1906

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

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Table: INQUESTS.The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year 1906:—

INQUESTS.

The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year 1906:—

1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Totals.
Chronic Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver421..7
Chronic Bronchitis2......2
Phthisis1......1
Heart Disease, including Syncope .23128
Pulmonary Haemorrhage1......1
Cerehral Apoplexy11....2
Premature Birth and Inanition1..1..2
Convulsions..11..2
Measles..1....1
Pleurisy..1....1
Kidney Disease....1..1
Suffocation (want of attention at birth)....1..1
Diarrhoea....1..1
Senile Decay......11
Haemorrhage following rupture......11
Tumour of the Liver1......1
Accidents (Shock due to fall)........3
„ (Cerebral Haemorrhage due to fall)....2..2
„ (Fractured Skull)....1..1
„ (Overlain and Suffocation in Bed)........2
„ (Drowning)....1..1
Suicides (Poisoning)11....2
„ (Cut-Throat)l..1..2
„ (Drowning)l......1
„ (Fracture of Skull)..1....1
„ (Injuries Neck and Wrist)• •..••11
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table B that 267 Notification Certificates of
Infectious lllness were received from medical practitioners, as against
337 during the preceding year. These figures include notifications
received from the voluntary niotification of Consumption.