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Stoke Newington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES GENERALLY.
Table III sets forth the number of Notification Certificates of
Infectious Disease received from Medical Practitioners by disease
and age. Including those for Tuberculosis (shewn later), they
total 409, as compared with 441 in 1926. Diphtheria, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and Influenzal Pneumonia shew an increase; Scarlet
Fever, Enteric Fever and Puerperal Fever, a decrease.
The Infectious Sickness Rate (as defined in older Reports)
has little significance as a measure of the health of the community,
since it is now determined almost entirely by the prevalence of two
diseases—diphtheria and scarlet fever.
The numbers of deaths are so small that the comparison of the
| Enteric Fever | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Newington | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.40 |
| London | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.39 |
| England and Wales | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.57 |
Comparison with the other Metropolitan Boroughs in certain
particulars is made in Table IV.