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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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INQUESTS.
The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year 1908 :—
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Cerebral apoplexy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Convulsion | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth and Inanition | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Inflluenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Anthrax | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Mania | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | l | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Accidents (Suffocation in Bed) | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, (Fall) | 1 | l | .. | .. | 2 |
| ,, (Fracture of Neck) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ,, (Burns) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| „ (Wound of Foot) | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ (Blood Poisoning) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, (Choked while eating) | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, (Fractured Ribs) | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| ,, (Run over) | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ (Fractured Skull) | .. | 2 | .. | l | |
| ,, (Bleeding on Brain) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ,, (Wound of Forearm) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| ,, (Erysipelas from Wound) | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 |
| Suicide (Hanging) | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 |
| 20 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 60 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table B that 312 Notification Certificates of
Infectious Illness were received from medical practitioners, as against
436 during the preceding year. These figures include notifications
received from the voluntary notification of Consumption, and they
represent a very considerable reduction in the prevalence of communicable
disease, as compared with the figures for 1907.