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Stoke Newington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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in the deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough, Cancer, Heart
Disease, Puerperal Fever and Premature Birth: and a decrease
of those from Influenza, Consumption and Kidney Disease.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 98 deaths registered of infants under one year of
age, as against 1,223 births; the proportion which the deaths
under one year of age bear to 1,000 births is, therefore, 80 1 as
against 62 6 in the preceding year.
The deaths under one year of age form 14 9 per cent, of the total deaths at all ages, whereas those for the preceding year formed 9 0 per cent.
| Year. | Rate of Infantile Mortality. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 70.7 | 90 | 95 |
| 1913 | 82.7 | 105 | 109 |
| 1914 | 78.7 | 104 | 105 |
| 1915 | 99.8 | 112 | 110 |
| 1916 | 59.8 | 89 | 91 |
| 1917 | 85.6 | 103 | 97 |
| 1918 | 87.2 | 107 | 97 |
| 1919 | 62.6 | 85 | 89 |
| 1920 | 80.0 | 75 | 80 |
There were nine other Metropolitan Boroughs with higher
Rates of Infantile Mortality, the highest being Bethnal Green,
with 95. Last year the Stoke Newington Rate was the second lowest
in the Metropolis. Why it should occupy such a comparatively poor
position in 1920 is difficult to account for. There was certainly
a considerable prevalence of Whooping Cough during a part of
the year, and this affected a considerable number of Infants. The
fact that this Disease appeared to affect Stoke Newington more
than the adjoining Boroughs, and that it also contributed to the
exceptional number of Infant Deaths from Lung Diseases, go far
to explain why Stoke Newington in 1920 dropped from the excellent
position among the Metropolitan Boroughs which it has always held