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health efforts continue. But if a further substantial reduction is
to take place it will, in my judgment, be due to the adoption of
fuller measures in the direction of ante.natal work; for practically
the whole of the deaths during the first month of life are due to
ante.natal circumstances. It will be noted that during 1922 these
deaths during the first month of age amounted to nearly 48 per
cent, of the total infant mortality during the first year of life, in
Stoke Newington.
These excellent public health results have been obtained at
a very low cost to the community ; for, when the Government
grant is credited against our local expenses, the net cost of the whole
of the work to the ratepayers of Stoke Newington has not exceeded
one.fifth of a penny rate.
THE MORTUARY.
During the year, 61 bodies were deposited in the Public
Mortuary. Post.mortem examinations were performed upon 32
of these.
INQUESTS.
51 Inquests were held upon Deaths of Parishioners during the
year 1922.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
It will be seen from Table IV. that 376 Notification Certificates
of Infectious Illness were received from medical practitioners.