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Stoke Newington 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
ANNUAL (INTERIM). REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. for the year 1941.
| AREA. | 863 acres. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS. | TOTAL. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate. | 409. | 203. | 206. | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population-14.0 mid 1941. |
| Illegitimate. | 30. | 15. | 15. | |
| 439. | 218. | 221. | ||
| STILL BIRTHS. | TOTAL. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate. | 12. | 8. | 4. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 33.0 |
| Illegitimate. | 3. | 1. | 2. | |
| 15. | 9. | 6. | ||
BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS.
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.
(Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-Geaeral's short list.)
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. 29 Puerperal sepsis. | 1. | 2.6 |
| No. 30 Other puerperal causes. | 1. | 2.6 |
| 2. | 5.2 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000
legitimate live births. 61.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000
illegitimate live births. 37.0
DEATHS FROM:-
CANCER (all ages) 56.
MEASLES(all ages) —
WHOOPING COUGH (all ages) 2.
DIARRHOEA (under 2 years of age) 1.
(2).