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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whetherof " Residents " or " Non-Residents " in Institutionsin the Borough. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | 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 under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | ||
| ALL CAUSES | M | 325 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 106 | 57 | 74 | |
| F | 311 | 18 | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 82 | 104 | ||
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 Small-pox | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M. | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M. | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 Influenza | M. | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | |
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory | M. | 26 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | — |
| F | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 Diabetes | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — |
| F | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 12 | 18 | — |
| F. | 56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 23 | — | |
| 17 Arterio sclerosis | M. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | — | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M. | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — |
| F. | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — |
| F. | 25 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M. | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 Suicide | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 30 Other Deaths from Violence | M. | 12 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| 31 Other Defined Diseases | M. | 53 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | — |
| F. | 55 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 30 | — | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 636 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 174 | 139 | 178 | — | |