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Stoke Newington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Fox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 56 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 15 | — | 3 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | — | 8 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 65 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 37 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | |
| Other Diseases ot Respiratory organs | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis. | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 30 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 189 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 111 | 34 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 621 | 81 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 94 | 142 | 251 | 66 | ||