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Stoke Newington 1938
[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 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 vears. | 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 yean and upwards. | |
| All Causes | M. | 288 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 78 | 73 |
| F. | 267 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 68 | 104 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8.Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| F. | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 1 | 4 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | M. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 86 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 35 | ||
| F. | 87 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 50 | ||
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| F. | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc | M. F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | |||||||
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malform- ation, etc. | M. | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ |
| F. | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 13 | o | —_ | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| F | 9 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | — | 7 | |||||
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| F. | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 36. Causes Ill-defined, or Unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |