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

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The births in the Northern Division of the Borough numbered 215 and the birth-rate was 12.7, while those in the Southern Division were 897, and the birth-rate was 2.8.

Year.	Birth-rate,	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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General Mortality.—There were 445 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 217 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 662 deaths. Of these 334 were of females and 328 were of males.

Year.	General Death-rate.	Rate for London generally.	Rate for England and Wales.

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TABLE I. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913.

Causes of Death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough.									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents in Institutions in the Borough
Causes of Death.		All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 and upwards.
1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11.

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SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEATHS IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISIONS OF THE BOROUGH DURING EACH OF THE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR 1913.

DISEASES.	NORTH.				Total	SOUTH.
	Quarters					Quarters.				Total
	1	2	3	4		1	2	3	4	Total

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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 13.9 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 12.4 per cent.

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

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TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY. 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year ot Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.		Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3 months and under 6 months	6 months and under 9 months	9 months and under 12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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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, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913.

N ame of Ward	1903	11104	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913

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SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1913.

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

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TABLE IV. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1913.

Nursing Home, 17 Queens Road	Invalid Asylum, 187 High Street	St. Anne's House, Manor Road		Northumberland House, Green Lanes.	Nursing Home, 6/8, Alexandra Road.		Nursing Home, 21 Stamford Hill.	Total.

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The Zymotic Death.rate for the Borough was 0.85 per 1,000 per annum, as against 0.34 in the preceding year.

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

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Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza, Puerperal Fever, and Erysipelas) in the year 1913.

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

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Standardised death - rates from Consumption per 1,ooo living at all ages, 1911:—

Names of Metropolitan Boroughs.	Male.	Female.

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

Year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth-rate.	Rule of Infantile Mortality.	General Death-rate.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Infectious Sickness rate.

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TABLE V A. Showing certain rates of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London for the year 1913.

Cities and Boroughs	Estimated Population in the middle of 1913	Annual Rate per 1,000 Living			Rate of Infantile Mortality
Cities and Boroughs	Estimated Population in the middle of 1913	Death rate	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Notifiable Diseases Attack-rate	Rate of Infantile Mortality

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INQUESTS. The following Inquests upon deaths of Parishioners were held during the year 1913:—

	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Totals

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TABLE VI. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1913.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.	Number of Cases Notified.								Total Cases Notified in each Locality—(e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District		Total Cases removed to Hospital
	At all Ages	At Apes—Years.
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	16 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	1 North Division.	2 South Division.

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The rate in the Northern Division was 2.6; while that in the Southern Division was 5.6.

Year.	Infectious Sickness Rate.	Rate for London generally.

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TABLE VII. 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.		Erysipelas.
		Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.

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TABLE VIII. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during each month of the year 1913.

	Small-pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Continued Fever.	Erysipelas.	Anterior Polio-Myelitis.	Phthisis.	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis	Other Forms of Tuberculosis	Totals.

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SCARLET FEVER. The 102 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 93 houses, in 3 of which there were grave insanitary conditions. There were slight insanitary conditions in 7.

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

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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.

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The sanitary defects were grave in 1 instance, and slight in 7.

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

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The following is a statement of the applications received during 1913, 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.

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 DIARRHOEA.

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

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It is satisfactory to note that the mortality among puerperal women, both from puerperal sepsis and from accidents at childbirth, is steadily decreasing.

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

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Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions
1	2	3	4

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2—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

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.									OUTWORK IN UNWHOLE some Premises, Section 108.			Outworkin Infected Premises, Sections 109,110.
	Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.	Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made S. (110).	Prosecutions (Sections ' 109, 110).
	Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.				Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.†	Outworkers.†		Lists.	Outworkers.
	Lists.†	Contractors	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)

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4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

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

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5—OTHER MATTERS.

Class.		Number
(1)		(2)

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TABLE IX. Analyses performed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1913.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed.	Action Taken.

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TABLE IX.—continued.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed.	Action Taken.

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TABLE IX.— continued.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed	Action Taken.

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TABLE IX.— continued.

No.	Sample Analysed.	Opinion Formed.	Action Taken.

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TABLE X. Showing the results of Analysis of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the years 1911-12 in England and Wales.

	Percentage Adulterated.
	1912.	1911.

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PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

No. in Report Book	Situation of Premises	Nature of Offence	Result of Proceedings

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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 births in the Northern Division of the Borough numbered 215 and the birth-rate was 12.7, while those in the Southern Division were 897, and the birth-rate was 2.8.

General Mortality.—There were 445 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 217 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 662 deaths. Of these 334 were of females and 328 were of males.

TABLE I. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913.

SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEATHS IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISIONS OF THE BOROUGH DURING EACH OF THE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR 1913.

DISTRICT MORTALITY.

The deaths under 1 year of age form 13.9 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 12.4 per cent.

TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY. 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year ot Age.

DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913.

SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1913.

TABLE IV. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1913.

The Zymotic Death.rate for the Borough was 0.85 per 1,000 per annum, as against 0.34 in the preceding year.

Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza, Puerperal Fever, and Erysipelas) in the year 1913.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Standardised death - rates from Consumption per 1,ooo living at all ages, 1911:—

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

TABLE V A. Showing certain rates of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London for the year 1913.

INQUESTS. The following Inquests upon deaths of Parishioners were held during the year 1913:—

TABLE VI. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1913.

The rate in the Northern Division was 2.6; while that in the Southern Division was 5.6.

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

TABLE VIII. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during each month of the year 1913.

SCARLET FEVER. The 102 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 93 houses, in 3 of which there were grave insanitary conditions. There were slight insanitary conditions in 7.

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.

The sanitary defects were grave in 1 instance, and slight in 7.

The following is a statement of the applications received during 1913, together with the results of the examinations performed at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London:—

Measles.

Whooping Cough.

ZYMOTIC DIARRHOEA.

It is satisfactory to note that the mortality among puerperal women, both from puerperal sepsis and from accidents at childbirth, is steadily decreasing.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

2—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

3—HOME WORK.

4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5—OTHER MATTERS.

TABLE IX. Analyses performed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1913.

TABLE IX.—continued.

TABLE IX.— continued.

TABLE IX.— continued.

TABLE X. Showing the results of Analysis of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during the years 1911-12 in England and Wales.

PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

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