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Stoke Newington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ZYMOTIC DIARRHCEA.
| Year. | Death-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 |
| 1901 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 0.80 |
| 1905 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| 1906 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.87 |
| 1907 | 0.24 | 0.32 |
PUERPERAL FEVER
Under Puerperal Fever are included the deaths from Pyaemia
and Septicaemia occurring in the lying-in women. The origin of
both of these cases was very obscure, and it was quite impossible to
suggest the source of infection when I personally investigated them.
PHTHISIS (CONSUMPTION),
The 38 cases voluntarily notified during 1907 occurred in 36 different homes.
| Year. | Deatlh-Rate for Stoke Newington | Rate for London generally. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1.30 | 1.58 |
| 1902 | 1.24 | 1.62 |
| 1903 | 1.30 | 1.50 |
| 1904 | 1.70 | 1.63 |
| 1905 | 1.31 | 1.46 |
| 1906 | 0.90 | 1.44 |
| 1907 | 0.88 | 1.39 |
It will be seen that the results of the Voluntary Notification of
Consumption during the past year have been no more satisfactory
than those recorded in previous years. I have no doubt that compulsory
notification is essential to success in the administrative
control of Phthisis—the disease which is the cause of more suffering
and death than the whole of those other diseases the notification of
which is compulsory.