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Stoke Newington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without 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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
| All Causes | M. | 283 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 69 | 62 |
| F. | 302 | 18 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 73 | 102 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F. | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| F. | 54 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 70 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 20 |
| F. | 75 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 40 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| F. | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| F. | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | fi | 3 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| F. | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 23. Diarrhcea, etc. | M. | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — |
| F. | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | _ | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Pre-mature Birth, Malform- ations, etc. | M. | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | ||
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 22 | 2 | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |