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Stoke Newington 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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attending. the Child Welfare Centre and others, upon the subject
of "Food and What to Buy." Much sound, practical advice
was offered upon food values, and how best to meet the rise in
cost of food during the War, without loss to nutrition.
SENILE MORTALITY.—Of the 739 deaths, 252 were of
persons over 65 years of age. The proportion of deaths occurring
among those of over 65 years of age to the total deaths is, therefore,
34.1 per cent. There were 252 deaths of persons over 70
years of age, and 73 of persons over 80, 12 of whom reached
90 years of age—the oldest being 95.
This is a remarkably high proportion of deaths over 70 years
of age, which indicates that there is a relatively large number
of old persons in the Borough.
| 65 to 70 | 70 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 and over | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 126 | 61 | 12 | 252 |
The respective ages of those over 90 were 90, 90, 90, 91, 91,
92, 92, 93. 94. 95. 95, 95.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
Included in the Zymotic death.rate are the deaths from the
seven principal Zymotic Diseases, viz., Small.pox, Measles,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, "Fever" (including
Enteric Fever, Typhus Fever, and Simple Continued Fever),
and Diarrhoea. In Table IV. the deaths from each of the
Infectious Diseases (including Erysipelas, Puerperal Fever, and
Influenza) are given.