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Stoke Newington 1937
[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 vears. | 2 and under 5 vears. | 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. | 294 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 1 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 80 | 76 |
| F. | 337 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 81 | 136 | ||
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | —___ | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —. | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | M. | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 11. Syphilis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 |
| F. | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 1 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | M. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 1 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 32 |
| F. | 116 | — | —_ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 31 | 66 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 1 | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| F. | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc | M. | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 20. Other Diseases of Liver, etc | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 7 | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | —_ | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —_ | — | —_ | — | |
| 31. Congenital Debility. Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | M. | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| F. | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 36. Causes Ill-defined, or Unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |