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Stoke Newington 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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ANNUAL (INTERIM) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
For the Year 1942.
| AREA. | 363 acres. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS. | TOTAL. | M. | F. | ||
| Legitimate. | 524 | 272 | 252 | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated | |
| Illegitimate. | 30 | 15 | 15 | _ resident population - 16.6 | |
| 554 | 287 | 267 | mid 1942. | ||
| STILL BIRTHS. | TOTAL. | M. | F. | ||
| Legitimate. | 21 | 10 | 11 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and | |
| Illegitimate. | 1 | 1 | - | still) births 38.2 | |
| 22 | 11 | 11 | |||
birth notifications.
Of the 470 Stoke Newington births, 336 occurred in institutions. There
were 455 live and 15 still births.
DEATHS. 481 255 226 Death rate per 1,000
estimated average population
14.4.
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.
(Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar General’s short list).
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. 29 Puerperal sepsis. | 1 | 1.7 |
| No. 30 Other puerperal causes. | - | - |
| 1 | 1.7 |
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
All infants per 1,000 live births, 45.1
(The average for London is 60.0)
Legitimate infants per 1,000
legitimate live births. 43.9
Illegitimate infants per 1,000
illegitimate live births. 66.6
DEATHS FROM:-
CANGER (all ages) 82
MEASLES (all ages) -
WHOOPING COUGH (all ages) -
DIARRHOEA (under 2 years of age). 4
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.
The causes of deaths (481) were as follows:-
Influenza 5, Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 28, other Tuberculous
Diseases 3 Syphilis 6, Cancer 82, Diabetes 6, Heart Disease 119, Other
circulatory Diseases 16, Bronchitis 42, Pneumonia 28, Other respiratory
Diseases 1, Peptic Ulcer 10 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 4, Other Digestive
Diseases 14, Acute and chronic Nephritis 13, Premature birth, Congenital
Malformation, etc. 12, Suicide 7, Other violent causes 16, Other defined
Diseases 69.
It is noteworthy chat 54 per cent of all deaths occurred in persons
over 65 years of age.