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Stoke Newington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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afternoons. Not only can the infant weighing and recording of
the results (which furnish the best clue to the infant's physical
progress, and greatly interest and stimulate the mothers) be better
and more expeditiously performed, but the arrangement results
in a great saving of the time of the Health Visitor. Furthermore,
the establishment of a Centre admits of the temporary assistance
of a medical man to co-operate with the Health Visitor, and
furnishes valuable opportunities for giving collective information
and to make some telling exhibits.
We are hoping to establish a small Centre for this purpose
at Stoke Newington. It will serve to usefully promote a branch
of public health work in Stoke Newington which is the most worth
doing at the present time.
DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS
| N ame of Ward | 1903 | 11104 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordship Ward | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Clissold Ward | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Church Ward | 18 | ||||||||||
| Manor Ward | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| South Hornsey Ward | 66 | ||||||||||
| Palatine Ward | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
| Totals | 84 |
A comparison of the causes of infantile mortality in 1913 with
those of the preceding year shows an increase during last year in
the deaths from diarrhœal diseases, and diseases of the lungs. It
is also noteworthy that the deaths from suffocation in bed were
6, as compared with 2 in the preceding year.