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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small Fox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | —_ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 41 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | —. | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 38 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | _— | 3 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Suicide | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 31 | 129 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 52 | 36 | 37 | 54 | 179 | 115 | 114 | 103 | 110 | 442 |