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Stoke Newington 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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of antitoxin, it may be pointed out that if this rate of mortality had
obtained in respect of the 29 Stoke Newington cases reported last
year the deaths would have numbered eight instead of one; and the
death-rate would have been 0.15 in the place of 0.02.
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH. Measles.
| Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke 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 | 0.2l | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| 1906 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.27 |
| 1907 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| 1908 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.23 |
| 1909 | 0.17 | 0.48 |
Whooping Cough.
| Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate 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 | 0.28 |
| 1909 | 0.24 | 0.26 |
ZYMOTIC DIARRHŒA.
| 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 | 0.51 |
| 1909 | 0.11 | 0.33 |