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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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INQUESTS.
The following Inquests upon Deaths of Parishioners were held during the year 1915.
| 1st quartet | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidents (Fracture of Skull) | 1 | 1 | |||
| „(Burns) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| „(Crushed in Lilt) | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| (Falls) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| „(Septicaemia) | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| „(Scalds) | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| ,,(Knock 011 Head) Suicide (Run over by Engine) | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| „(Gun Shot Wound) | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| ,,(Poisoning) | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| „(Cut Throat) | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| „(Drowning) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | 1 | |||
| Misadventure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heart Disease | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Perforation of Ulcer (Stomach) | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Heart Disease | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Chronic Nephritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Inanition | — | I | — | 1 | |
| Scarlatina | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 54 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table VI. that 487 Notification Certificates
of Infectious Illness were received from medical practitioners,
as against 545 during the preceding year. These figures
include notifications of Consumption and Ophthalmia Neonatorum;
and they represent a decrease in the prevalence of communicable
disease, as compared with the figures for 1914. This decrease is
due to the subsidence of the epidemic of Scarlet Fever which was
so prevalent in the Metropolitan area during the latter part of the
previous year.
In addition, 4 cases of Diphtheria and 6 of Scarlet Fever
occurred among Belgian refugees.