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

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The birth-rate per 1,000' per annum was therefore 19.5 as against 20.4 for the preceding year. The birth-rate for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 12.0, while that for the Southern Division was 24.9.

Year.	Birth-rate.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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G eneral Mortality. —There were 452 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 147 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 599 deaths. Of these 297 were of females and 302 were of males.

Year.	General Death-rate.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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TABLE A. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1907.

Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined Ages.	Causes of Death.
Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined Ages.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Whooping Cough.	Diphtheria & Membranous Croup.	Enteric Fever.	Epidemic Influenza.	Diarrhoea.	Enteiitis.	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Other Septic Diseases.	Phtliisis(Pulmonary Tuberculosis).	Other Tubercular Diseases.	Cancer Malignant Disease.	Bron chitis.	Pneumonia.	Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs.	Alcoholism, Cirlhosis of Liver.	Venereal Diseases	Premature Birth.	Heart Diseases.	Accidents.	Suicides.	Diseases of the Nervous Sys em.	Old Age.	All other Causes.	All Causes.

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DISTRICT MORTALITY.

	lrt Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Totals.	Rate per 1,000 per annum.

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The deaths under 1 year of age form 17.0 per cent. of the total deaths of all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 19.5 per cent.

Year.	Hate of Infantile Mortality.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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TABLE Al. Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.— Infantiled Mortality during the Year 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

	Cause of Death.
	Common Infectious Diseases.		Diarrhœal Diseases.			Wasting Diseases.					Tuberculous Diseases.		Meningitis (not Tuberculous).	Convulsions	Bronchitis (including Broncho-Pneumonia)	Laryngitis	Suffocation	Other causes	Measles	Venereal Diseases	Totals
	Diphtheria : Croup	Whooping Cough	Diarrhœa, all forms	Enteritis (not Tuberculous)	Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh	Premature Birth	Congenital Defects	Injury at Birth	Want of Breast-milk	Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus	Tuberculous Meningitis	Other Tuberculous Diseases	Meningitis (not Tuberculous).	Convulsions	Bronchitis (including Broncho-Pneumonia)	Laryngitis	Suffocation	Other causes	Measles	Venereal Diseases	Totals

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DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907.

Name of Ward.	1903.	1904.	1905.	1906.	1907.

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TABLE A2. Showing the Distribution of the Deaths in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Borough during each of the quarters of the year 1907.

Diseases.	North.					South.
	Quarters.				Total.	Quarters.				Total.
	1	2	3	4	Total.	1	2	3	4	Total.

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SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1907.

65 to 70	70 to 80	80 to 90	90 and over.	Total.

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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1907,

St. Anne's House, Ma. or Road.	Northumberland House, Green Lanes.	Invalid Asylum, 187, High Street.	Nursing Home, '8, Alexandra Road.	Nursing Home, 21, Stamford Hill.	Total.

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The Zymotic Death-rate for the Borough was 1.03 per 1,000 ser annum, as against 1.09 in the preceding year.

Year.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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TABLE A3. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year, 1907.

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Small Pox.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Influenza.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Rate to every 1,000 persons.

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TABLE A4. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, for the Year 1907.

Cities and Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1907.	Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.				Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000'Births.
Cities and Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1907.	Births.	Deaths.	Principal Infectious Diseases.	Notifiable Diseases Attack-rate.	Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000'Births.

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TABLE A 5. The chief vital statistics of the Borough of Stoke Newington since its formation.

Year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth rate.	Rate of Infantile Mortalit3r.	General Death-rate.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Infectious Sickness rate.

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INQUESTS. The following inquests upon deaths ot parishioners were held during the year 1907:—

	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Totals.

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TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.

Cases notified in Whole District.	Small Pox.	Cholera.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Erysipelas.	Scarlet Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Enteric Fever.	Relapsing Fever.	Continued Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Cerebro-spinal Fever.	Chicken Pox.	Phthisis (Voluntary).	Totals.

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Table showing the number of Cases and Deaths from the Infectious Diseases notified from among residents since the constitution of the Borough.

			Small-pox.		Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Continued Fever.
			Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.

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Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during each month of the year 1907.

	Small-pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Continued Fever.	Erysipelas.	Cerebro-spinal Fever.	Phthisis.	Totals.

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The following is a list of the applications received during 1907, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—

Disease	Results.		Total.
Disease	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.

Year.	Measles.		Rate for England and Wales.
Year.	Death-Rate for Stoke Newington.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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Whooping Cough.

Year.	Death-Rate for Stoke Newington.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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ZYMOTIC DIARRHCEA.

Year.	Death-Rate for Stoke Newington.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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The 38 cases voluntarily notified during 1907 occurred in 36 different homes.

Year.	Deatlh-Rate for Stoke Newington	Rate for London generally.

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REDUCTION OF PHTHISIS IN LONDON.

Period.	Death-rate per 1,000 Persons Living.	Period.	Death-rate per 1,000 Persons Living.

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COMPARATIVE TABULAR STATEMENT OF FACTS ASCERTAINED DURING 1906 (FUMIGATION) AND 1907 (SPRAYING).

		scarlet fever.		Diphtheria.
		1906.	1907.	1906.	1907.

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The observations have been reduced to mean values by Glaisher's Barometrical and Diurnal Range Tables, and the Hygrometrical results from the Sixth Edition of his Hygrometrical Tables.

Month.	Temperature of Air.				Rain.			Relative Humidity. Sat ura-tion. 100.
	Highest	Lowest	Mean.		Mean Tem-p'ratnre of Air.	No. of Days it fell.	Amnt. Colletd.
	Highest	Lowest	Of all Highest	Of all Lowest.	Mean Tem-p'ratnre of Air.	No. of Days it fell.	Amnt. Colletd.

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1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectcrs of Nuisances.

Premises. 1	Number of
Premises. 1	Inspections. 2	Written Notices. 3	Prosecutions. 4

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars. 1		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions. 5
Particulars. 1		Found. 2	Remedied. 3	Referred to H.M. Inspector. 4	Number of Prosecutions. 5

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3.—HOME WORK.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.										OUTWORK IN-UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
Lists received from Employers.						Addresses of Outworkers		Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices serv ed.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Order made (S 110).	Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
Twice in the year.			Once in the year.			Received from other Councils.	Forwarded to other Councils.	Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.	Failing to send lists.
Lists,†	Outworkers.f		Lists.	Outworkers.f
Lists,†	Contractors	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors	Workmen.

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TABLE C. ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1907.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed,	Action Taken.

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TABLE C.— continued.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed.	Action Taken.

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TABLE C.— continued.

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TABLE C.— continued.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed.	Action Taken.

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The following is a list of articles of food seized or surrendered during the year:—

Tinned Food.	Number of Tins	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH LONDON ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

No. in Report Book.	Situation of Premises.	Nature of Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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TABLE OF PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND MARGARINE ACTS.

No. of Sample.	Article Purchased.	Result of Analysis.	Result of Proceedings.

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The birth-rate per 1,000' per annum was therefore 19.5 as against 20.4 for the preceding year. The birth-rate for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 12.0, while that for the Southern Division was 24.9.

G eneral Mortality. —There were 452 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 147 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 599 deaths. Of these 297 were of females and 302 were of males.

TABLE A. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1907.

DISTRICT MORTALITY.

The deaths under 1 year of age form 17.0 per cent. of the total deaths of all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 19.5 per cent.

TABLE Al. Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.— Infantiled Mortality during the Year 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907.

TABLE A2. Showing the Distribution of the Deaths in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Borough during each of the quarters of the year 1907.

SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1907.

DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1907,

The Zymotic Death-rate for the Borough was 1.03 per 1,000 ser annum, as against 1.09 in the preceding year.

TABLE A3. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year, 1907.

TABLE A4. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, for the Year 1907.

TABLE A 5. The chief vital statistics of the Borough of Stoke Newington since its formation.

INQUESTS. The following inquests upon deaths ot parishioners were held during the year 1907:—

TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.

Table showing the number of Cases and Deaths from the Infectious Diseases notified from among residents since the constitution of the Borough.

Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during each month of the year 1907.

The following is a list of the applications received during 1907, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—

MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.

Whooping Cough.

ZYMOTIC DIARRHCEA.

The 38 cases voluntarily notified during 1907 occurred in 36 different homes.

REDUCTION OF PHTHISIS IN LONDON.

COMPARATIVE TABULAR STATEMENT OF FACTS ASCERTAINED DURING 1906 (FUMIGATION) AND 1907 (SPRAYING).

The observations have been reduced to mean values by Glaisher's Barometrical and Diurnal Range Tables, and the Hygrometrical results from the Sixth Edition of his Hygrometrical Tables.

1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectcrs of Nuisances.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK.

TABLE C. ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1907.

TABLE C.— continued.

TABLE C.— continued.

TABLE C.— continued.

The following is a list of articles of food seized or surrendered during the year:—

PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH LONDON ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

TABLE OF PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND MARGARINE ACTS.