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Stoke Newington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Of these 332 were of females, and 327 were of males.
| Year. | General Death-rate. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
| 1913 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 13* 7 |
| 1914 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 13.6 |
| 1915 | 14.6 | 16.1 | IS.1 |
| 1916 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
| 1917 | 14. 1 | 15.0 | 14.4 |
| 1918 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
| 1919 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 1920 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
The recorded general death-rate is therefore 124, as against
12.2 for the preceding year.
The so.called "factor for correction" for the Borough of
Stoke Newington is 09512, and the death-rate corrected for age and
sex distribution is 12.4X0.9512=118 per 1,000 per annum.
The corrected rate is slightly above that for the preceding
year, when it was 11.6. The death.rate for the whole of London
was 12.4 and that for Stoke Newington is exceeded by 14 of the
other 28 Metropolitan Boroughs:—The Boroughs with the lowest
rates being Hampstead and Wandsworth (9.0 and 100 respectively)
and the highest being Shoreditch, with 15.4.
District Mortality.— The deaths among residents of the
Northern Division of the Borough numbered 194, and furnished
a recorded death-rate of 10 6 per 1,000 per annum.
The deaths among the residents of the Southern Division of
the Borough numbered 465, and furnished a recorded death-rate
of 13.4 per 1,000 per annum.
THE CAUSES OF DEATH.—These are fully set forth
in Table I., in which it will be noted that the deaths are also
apportioned to different age periods.
Comparing this table with the corresponding table of the
preceding year, the following facts are noteworthy: An increase