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Stoke Newington 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.

Table: ANNUAL (INTERIM) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.For the Year 1945.

ANNUAL (INTERIM) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

For the Year 1945.

AREA:863 acre3.POPULATION:37,030
LIVE BIRTHSTOTAL.M.F.
Legitimate.642344298Birth rate per 1,000 estimated residentpopulation - 19.01 mid 1945.
Illegitimate.622636
704370334
STILL BIRTHS
Legitimate.23617Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 35.6
Illegitimate.321
26818

Table: BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS.Of the 646 Stoke Newington births 478 occurred in institutions. There were 626 live and 20 still births.

BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS.

Of the 646 Stoke Newington births 478 occurred in institutions. There were 626 live and 20 still births.

DEATHS475235240Death rate per 1,000 estimated average population 12.8

Table: DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES.(Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar General's short list)

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.--
No. 30 Other puerperal causes.11.4
11.4

Table: DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

All infants per 1,000 live births.38.35 The average for London is 53.0)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births.38.94
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births.32.25

Table: DEATHS FROM

DEATHS FROM

CANCER (all ages)84
MEASLES (all ages)-
WHOOPING COUGH (all ages)-
DIARRHOEA (under 2 years of age)4

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.
The causes of deaths (475) were as follows
Influenza 1, Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 21, Syphilis 5, Cancer 84,
Diabetes 5, Heart Disease 118, Other circulatory diseases 18, Bronchitis 60,
Pneumonia 30, Other respiratory diseases 7, Peptic Ulcer 4, Diarrhoea (under
2 years) 4, Other digestive diseases 5, Acute and chronic Nephritis 4,
Appendicitis 2, Premature birth, Congenital Malformation, etc. 16, Suicide 3,
Other violent causes 12, Other defined diseases 29, Cerebro Spinal Fever 1,
Intra Cranial Vascular Lesions 41, Other maternal causes 1, Road Traffic
accidents 4.