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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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Two "return cases" were notified. The case.rate (notified) and the death rate from this disease were both about double the corresponding rates for 1919. The cases were mostly of a very mild type, and the case mortality was below 2 per cent.
| Year. | Death Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1913 | 002 | 0.04 | 006 |
| 1914 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1915 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| 1916 | 008 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1917 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1918 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1920 | 008 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Like Diphtheria the infection of Scarlet Fever is in all probability
most frequently spread by personal contact with mild unrecognised
cases, and the circumstance that so many of the cases are
very mild accounts for most of the spread of Scarlet Fever which
is in evidence throughout the country.
ENTERIC OR TYPHOID FEVER.
| Year. | Death Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 004 |
| 1913 | 004 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 1914 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1915 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 004 |
| 1916 | 000 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1917 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1918 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 001 |
| 1920 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.0! |
DIPHTHERIA.
The 169 cases of Diphtheria occurred in 143 houses