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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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to demand precautions which, if no penalty were enforceable against
neglect, would certainly not be carried out with reference to children
who are in normal health.
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH. Measles.
| Year. | Death. Rate for 8toke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.28 |
| 1902 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.38 |
| 1903 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.27 |
| 1904 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 0.36 |
| 1905 | 0.21 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| 1906 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.27 |
| 1907 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| 1908 | 0.19 | 0.32 |
Whooping Cough.
| Year. | Death- Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Kate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| 1902 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.29 |
| 1903 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.27 |
| 1904 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.34 |
| 1905 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.25 |
| 1906 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| 1907 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
| 1908 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
ZYMOTIC DIARRHOEA.
| 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 |
| 1904 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 0.86 |
| 1905 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| 1906 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.87 |
| 1907 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| 1908 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 1.34 |