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Stoke Newington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ERYSIPELAS.
The 32 cases of this disease represent infection in 29 different
premises. In 2 of these, insanitary conditions of a slight nature
existed, and in no case were the sanitary defects grave. In 2
cases there was previous local injury (which in one case was due
to a scratch).
ENTERIC OR TYPHOID FEVER.
The 3 cases notified during the year all occurred in different
houses. In none of these houses did grave insanitary conditions
exist.
The origin of the infection remained quite obscure in each case, and in one case the patient had been ailing for several weeks before he took to his bed and the disease was diagnosed.
| Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 1902 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| 1903 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| 1904 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 1905 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 1906 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 1907 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 1908 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 1909 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1910 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1911 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1912 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 |