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Stoke Newington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
Included in the Zymotic death.rate are the deaths from the
seven principal Zymotic Diseases, viz., Small.pox, Measles, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, "Fever" (including Enteric
Fever, Typhus Fever, and Simple Continued Fever), and
Diarrhoea. In Table IV. the deaths from each of the Infectious
Diseases (including Erysipelas, Puerperal Fever, and Influenza)
are given.
| Year. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1.26 | 2.25 | 2.05 |
| 1902 | 1.56 | 2.21 | 1.64 |
| 1903 | 1.70 | 1.76 | 1.46 |
| 1904 | 1.62 | 2.14 | 1.94 |
| 1905 | 1.35 | 1.70 | 1.52 |
| 1906 | 1.39 | 1.94 | 1.73 |
| 1907 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.26 |
| 1908 | 1.18 | 1.35 | 1.29 |
| 1909 | 0.87 | 1.30 | 1.12 |
| 1910 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 0.99 |
| 1911 | 1.69 | 2.20 | 1.88 |
| 1912 | 0.34 | 1.42 | 0.99 |
| 1913 | 0.85 | 1.82 | 1.20 |
By comparison with the preceding year there were more
deaths from Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diarrhoeal Diseases.
The warmer and drier summer was indirectly responsible for the
increase in the Diarrhoeal group of diseases.