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Stoke Newington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II.
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 | |||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | - | 6 | 5 | — | — | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 45 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 50 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | — | -I | - | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Alcoholism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| Suicide | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 23 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 110 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 67 | 47 | 30 | 50 | 194 | 135 | 103 | 100 | 130 | 468 |