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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
CAUSES OF AN AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1920.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whetherof "Residents" or "NonResidents " in Institutions in the Borough. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 19 | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 23 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 37 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 22 | 36 | 6 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Meningitis | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Organic Heart Disease | 73 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 62 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 58 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 13 | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Alcoholism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation (including Premature Birth) | 37 | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 12 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Suicide | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Defined Diseases | 173 | 15 | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 95 | 20 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 659 | 98 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 85 | 144 | 243 | 46 |