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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1915.
To theMayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Stoke Newington.
Gentlemen,—
The vital statistics of the Borough for the vear 1915 were
less satisfactory than usual. The general death.rate of 14.6 is
the highest since the formation of the Borough, although it compares
favourably with the corresponding rate of 16.1 for the
Metropolis as a whole. The death.rate from the chief infectious
diseases (1.21) was the highest since 1911, but it is well below
the corresponding rate for the Metropolis generally, and there
are only 3 Metropolitan Boroughs with lower rates. The rate of
infantile mortality (the number of deaths under one year of
age to every thousand births) was 99.8, as against a rate of 78.7
for the preceding year; this is the highest rate of infantile
mortality recorded for the Borough since 1911, but there were
many Metropolitan Boroughs with a higher rate. Speaking
generally, the higher rates for 1915 are due to' a much increased
mortality from diseases of the lungs, measles, and influenza.
The total notifications of infectious diseases (including those
from Tuberculosis) were during 1915 lower than in the preceding
year. This is due to the fact that there was a considerable reduction
in cases of Scarlet Fever notified, and Measles was not a
notifiable disease during 1915.