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

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General Mortality. —There were 407 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 214 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 621 deaths. Of these 331 were of females and 290 were of males.

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

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TABLE I. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.

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.

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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 1914.

DISEASES.	NORTH.					SOUTH.
	Quarters				Total	Quarters.				Total
	1	2	3	4	Total	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 13.0 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 13.9 per cent.

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

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TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY. 1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.		Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	t 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 1 YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.

Name of Ward	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914

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SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1914.

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, 1914.

Nursing Home, Warwick House, Church St.	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.	Total.

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Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza, Puerperal Fever, and Erysipelas) in the year 1914.

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

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Corrected death-rates from Consumption per 1,000 living at all ages,

Metropolitan Borough.	Factor for correction for age aud sex distribution.	Corrected Death-rate.
Metropolitan Borough.	Factor for correction for age aud sex distribution.	1908-12.	1913.

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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.	Rate of Infantile Mortality.	General Death-rate.	Zymotic Death-rate.	Infectious Sickness rate.

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TABLE Va . Showing certain rates of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London for the year 1914.

Per 1,000 Persons Living									Rate per 1000 Births
Births	Deaths from								Rate per 1000 Births
	All Causes	Enteric Fever	Small-pox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Diarhœa and Enteritis (uuder 2 years)	Total Deaths under 1 year
	Standardized	Enteric Fever	Small-pox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Diarhœa and Enteritis (uuder 2 years)	Total Deaths under 1 year

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INQUESTS. The following Inquests upon Deaths of Parishioners were held during the year 1914.

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

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TABLE VI. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

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 Ages—Years.
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	6 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	1 North Division.	2 South Division.

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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 1914.

	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 263 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 198 houses, in 5 of which there were grave insanitary conditions. There were slight insanitary conditions in 21.

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

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DIPHTHERIA. The 99 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 79 houses, 9 of which were more or less insanitary. The sanitary defects were grave in 1 instance, and slight in 8.

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

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MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH. 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 DIARRHŒA.

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

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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 4th January, 1914, to the 2nd January, 1915, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

Age Periods	Notifications on Form A													Notifications on Form B					Number of Notifications on Form C
	Number of Primary Notifications1												Total Notifications on Form A	Number of Primary Notifications*				Total Notifications on Form B	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria
	0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-36	35 45	45-55	55-65	65 and up wards	Total Primary Notifications	Total Notifications on Form A	Under 5	5-10	10-15	Total Primary Notifications	Total Notifications on Form B	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria

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Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises. 1	Number of
Premises. 1	Inspections. 2	Written Notices. 3	Prosecutions 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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NATURE OF WORK 1	OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.									Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.			Outwork in 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, t	Outworkers, t		Lists.	Outworkers.
	Lists, t	Contractors	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(16)	(16)

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4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

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5—OTHER MATTERS.

Class. (1)		Number (2)

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TABLE IX. Analyses performed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year, 1914.

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 1912-13 in England and Wales.

	Percentage Adulterated.
	1912.	1913.

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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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The following is a list of articles of food seized or surrendered during the year:—

Tinned Food.	No. of Tins.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.

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Of the outworkers notified from firms whose places of business are in Stoke Newington—

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Notifications were received from Medical Officers of Health of persons residing in Stoke Newington but who work for firms in other Districts, as follows:—

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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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General Mortality. —There were 407 deaths of residents registered in the Borough, and 214 of residents who died in Public Institutions outside of the Borough, making a total of 621 deaths. Of these 331 were of females and 290 were of males.

TABLE I. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.

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 1914.

DISTRICT MORTALITY.

The deaths under 1 year of age form 13.0 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 13.9 per cent.

TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY. 1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS OF THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEARS 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.

SENILE MORTALITY DURING 1914.

TABLE IV. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, 1914.

Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza, Puerperal Fever, and Erysipelas) in the year 1914.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Corrected death-rates from Consumption per 1,000 living at all ages,

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

TABLE Va . Showing certain rates of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London for the year 1914.

INQUESTS. The following Inquests upon Deaths of Parishioners were held during the year 1914.

TABLE VI. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.

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 1914.

SCARLET FEVER. The 263 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 198 houses, in 5 of which there were grave insanitary conditions. There were slight insanitary conditions in 21.

DIPHTHERIA. The 99 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 79 houses, 9 of which were more or less insanitary. The sanitary defects were grave in 1 instance, and slight in 8.

MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH. Measles.

Whooping Cough.

ZYMOTIC DIARRHŒA.

PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 4th January, 1914, to the 2nd January, 1915, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

2—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5—OTHER MATTERS.

TABLE IX. Analyses performed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year, 1914.

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 1912-13 in England and Wales.

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

The following is a list of articles of food seized or surrendered during the year:—

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Of the outworkers notified from firms whose places of business are in Stoke Newington—

Notifications were received from Medical Officers of Health of persons residing in Stoke Newington but who work for firms in other Districts, as follows:—

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