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Stoke Newington 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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As the diminished birthrate is accompanied by a diminishing
deathrate, the annual natural increase in the population (by excess
of births over deaths), which was 13.5 per thousand for the whole
country during 18715, did not fall below 12.1 per thousand during
190105; and the population of England and Wales continues to
increase at a greater rate than most European countries. It may be
noted that, in Stoke Newington, excess of the birthrate over the
deathrate for the year 1901 was 8 5; whereas for the year 1909,
(both rates being considerably lower), the figure was as high as 8.0.
MORTALITY.
| Year. | General Deathrate. | Hate for London generally. | Kate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 13.1 | 17.6 | 16.0 |
| 1902 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 12.3 | 15.2 | 15.4 |
| 1904 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 16.2 |
| 1905 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
| 1906 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| 1907 | 11.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 |
| 1908 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 14.7 |
| 1909 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
The recorded general death-rate is therefore 11.0. This ordinary
death-rate, however, cannot be taken as a true index of the healthiness
of the Borough, nor can it be justly compared with the rates of
other Sanitary areas unless some allowance is made for the relative
proportions of males and females at different ages in the districts
compared.