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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 DIARRHOEA.
| Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 1902 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
| 1903 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.50 |
| 1904 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 0.86 |
| 1905 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0. 59 |
| 1906 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.87 |
| 1907 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| 1908 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.51 |
| 1909 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| 1910 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| *1911 | 0.57 | 1.18 | 1.06 |
| *1912 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.20 |
| *1913 | 0.26 | 0.66 | 0.56 |
| *Calculated from deaths occurring under two years of age. | |||
MEASLES.
As compared with the preceding year, there was an increased
prevalence of Measles.
In the early part of the year great difficulty was experienced
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in securing a sufficient number
of competent nurses for their Infectious Hospitals. This was due
to the fact that the number of patients under treatment continued
to be much higher than was customary in past years, mainly on
account of the reception into the Managers' Hospitals of cases of
Measles and Whooping Cough. We were, therefore, advised
that it had been found imperative to restrict somewhat the
admission of cases, and for about a fortnight the admission of
non-pauper cases of Measles and Whooping Cough to the
Managers' Hospitals had to be suspended.
Now that some Hospital provision has been made available
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in respect to cases of
Measles and Whooping Cough, the question as to whether these
two diseases should be made compulsorily notifiable calls for further
consideration. Seeing that the extent of this accommodation
is very limited, and, therefore, soon becomes exhausted, I am
disposed to believe that the prompt visitation of as many as possible
of the cases which come to our knowledge from the Education
Authority and other sources, and the home visitation and