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

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The birth.rate for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 10.8, while that for the Southern Division was about 22.3.

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

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MORTALITY. General Mortality. —There were 421 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 171 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 595 deaths. Of these 311 were of females and 284 were of males.

Year.	General Deathrate.	Hate for London generally.	Kate for England and Wales.

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TABLE A. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1909.

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.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis.	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Other Septic Diseases.	Phthisis(Pulmonary Tuberculosis).	Other Tubercular Diseases.	Cancer Malignant Disease.	Bronchitis.	Pneumonia.	Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs.	Alcoholism, Cir- thosis of Liver.	Venereal Diseases	Premature Birth.	Heart, Diseases.	Accidents.	Suicide.	Diseases of the Nervous System.	Old Age.	All other Causes.	All Causes.

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DISTRICT MORTALITY.

	1st 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 14.1 per cent. of the total deaths of all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 15.4 per cent.

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

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TABLE A1. Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.— Infantile Mortality during the Year 1909. 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	Diarrhoea, all forms	Enteritis (not Tuberculous)	Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh	Premature Birth	Congenital Defects	Injury at Birth	Want of Breast-milk	Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus	Tuberculous Meniogitis	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, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

Name of Ward.	1903.	1904.	1905.	1906.	J1907.	1903.	1909.

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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 1909.

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

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SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1909.

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

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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1909.

St. Anne's House, Manor Road.	Nort.li umber-land House, Green Lanes.	Invalid Asylum, 187, High Street.	Nursing Home, 8, Alexandra Road.	Nursing Home, 21, Stamford Hill.	Total.

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I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.

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II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.

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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the two divisions of the District.

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The Zymotic Death.rate for the Borough was 0.03 per 1,000 per annum, as against 1.03 in the preceding year.

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

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TABLE A3. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year, 1909.

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Small Pox.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhœa and Dysentery.	Influenza.	Erysipelas.	Total.

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TABLE A4. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and t&gt;f the City of London, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, for the Year 1909.

Cities and Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1909.	Annual Hate 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 1909.	Births.	Deaths.	Principal Infectious Diseases.	Notinable 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 Mortality.	General Death-rate.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Infectious Sickness rate.

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INQUESTS. The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year 1909: —

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

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TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1909.

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 B 1. 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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TABLE B 2. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during each month of the year 1909.

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

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SCARLET FEVER. The 108 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 85 houses, in 3 of which there were grave insanitary conditions; in 10 the insanitary conditions were slight, and in the remaining houses there was an absence of such conditions.

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

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A notable feature in the behaviour of Enteric Fever in London in recent years, has been the manifestation of localised prevalence occurring in poor populations and lasting often for a considerable number of weeks.

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

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The sanitary defects were grave in 4 and slight in 6 other instances.

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

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The following is a list of the applications received during 1909, 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. Measles.

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 DIARRHŒA.

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

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PHTHISIS (CONSUMPTION). The 44 cases voluntarily notified during 1908 occurred in 4:5 different homes.

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

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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.				Mean Temperature of Air.	Rainfall.	Relative Humidity. Saturation. 100.
	Highest	Lowest	Mean.
	Highest	Lowest	Of all Highest	Of all Lowest

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1.— INSPECTION. I ncluding Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.	N umber of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

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

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3.—HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK.	OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.										Inspections of ' Outworkers' premises.	OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
	Lists received from Employers.						Addresses of Outworkers		Prosecutions.			Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Order made (8 110).	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.
	List.†	Outworkers.†		Lists.	Outworkers.†
	List.†	Contractors	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(ID	(1&)	(16)	(17)	(18)

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4.-REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.		Number
(1)		(2.)

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Table showing the results of Analysis of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the year 1908 in England and Wales:—

	Percentage Adulterated.
	1907.	1908.

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TABLE C. ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1909.

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.

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

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

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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 for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 10.8, while that for the Southern Division was about 22.3.

MORTALITY. General Mortality. —There were 421 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 171 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 595 deaths. Of these 311 were of females and 284 were of males.

TABLE A. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1909.

DISTRICT MORTALITY.

The deaths under 1 year of age form 14.1 per cent. of the total deaths of all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 15.4 per cent.

TABLE A1. Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.— Infantile Mortality during the Year 1909. 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, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

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 1909.

SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1909.

DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1909.

I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.

II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.

III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the two divisions of the District.

The Zymotic Death.rate for the Borough was 0.03 per 1,000 per annum, as against 1.03 in the preceding year.

TABLE A3. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year, 1909.

TABLE A4. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and t&amp;gt;f the City of London, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, for the Year 1909.

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

INQUESTS. The following inquests upon deaths of parishioners were held during the year 1909: —

TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1909.

TABLE B 1. Table showing the number of Cases and Deaths from the Infectious Diseases notified from among residents since the constitution of the Borough.

TABLE B 2. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during each month of the year 1909.

SCARLET FEVER. The 108 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 85 houses, in 3 of which there were grave insanitary conditions; in 10 the insanitary conditions were slight, and in the remaining houses there was an absence of such conditions.

A notable feature in the behaviour of Enteric Fever in London in recent years, has been the manifestation of localised prevalence occurring in poor populations and lasting often for a considerable number of weeks.

The sanitary defects were grave in 4 and slight in 6 other instances.

The following is a list of the applications received during 1909, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:–

MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH. Measles.

Whooping Cough.

ZYMOTIC DIARRHŒA.

PHTHISIS (CONSUMPTION). The 44 cases voluntarily notified during 1908 occurred in 4:5 different homes.

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. I ncluding Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors ok Inspectors of Nuisances.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.-REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Table showing the results of Analysis of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the year 1908 in England and Wales:—

TABLE C. ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1909.

TABLE C.— continued.

TABLE C.—continued.

TABLE C.— continued.

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

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

TABLE A4. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and t>f the City of London, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, for the Year 1909.