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Stoke Newington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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It may be noted that, in Stoke Newington, excess of the birthrate
over the death.rate for the year 1901 was 8.5; whereas for
the year 1910 (both rates being considerably lower), the figure was
only 6.6.
During the year the births notified under the Notification of Births
Act have been compared with the births registered by the Registrar
of Births, and the comparison has revealed the fact that the requirements
of the Notification of Births Act are not yet fully complied with,
notwithstanding the efforts we have made to make these requirements
known. It should, however, be added that the excess of registered
births over notified births in Stoke Newington during 1910 was very
small, and that in each case I have taken steps to ascertain the cause
of the failure of notification and to draw the attention of the responsible
party to his or her legal default.
MORTALITY.
| Year. | General Death.rate. | Rate for London generally. | Rate 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 | 11.6 | 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 |
| 1910 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 |