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Stoke Newington 1914

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

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MORTALITY.

Table: 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.

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.
190113.117.616.0
190213.317.216.3
190312.615.215.4
190413.416.116.2
190513.015.115.2
190012.015.715.4
190711.814.615.0
190812.913.814.7
190911.714.014.5
191011.812.713.4
191112.515.014.6
191211.613.613.3
191313.114.213.7
191412.314.413.6

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The recorded general death-rate is therefore 12.3, as against
13.1 for the preceding year. This ordinary death-rate, however,
cannot be taken as a true index of the healthiness of the Borough,
nor can it be justly compared with the rates of other Sanitary
areas, unless some allowance is made for the relative proportions
of males and females at different ages in the districts compared.
Death-rates vary very much in different districts according to
the nature of the populations of these districts; for instance, in a
district containing a large number of very young or very old
people the rate would be considerably higher than in a district
containing a larger proportion of people of middle age.