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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stoke Newington 1948

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

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Table: The causes of the 25 infant deaths in 1948 are set out in the following table :—

The causes of the 25 infant deaths in 1948 are set out in the following table :—

Causes of DeathUnder . 24 hours1 day to 1 week1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total.
Cerebro-spinal Fever--------1-1
Congenital defects53—-19--—-9
Diarrhœa—1—-—1--1-2
Pneumonia———-——2-1-3
Prematurity61—-—7—-—-7
Other Causes——1-—1—2—-3
1151—118223-25

Table: Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Stoke Newington, during1948.

Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Stoke Newington, during1948.

Causes of DeathSexAll Ages0-1-5-15-45-65-
Typhoid & Paratyphoid FeverM.-------
F.-------
Cerebro-spinal FeverM.-------
F.11-----
Scarlet FeverM.-------
F.-——————
Whooping CoughM.-------
F.-------
DiphtheriaM.------
F.-------
Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM.13—--832
F.11——-731
Other forms of TuberculosisM.2———2——
F.------—
Syphilitic DiseasesM.—------
F.—------
InfluenzaM.———————
F.——-----
MeaslesM.———————
F.— .——————
Acute Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitisM.-------
F.———————
Acute infectious EncephalitisM----——-
F.-------
Cancer of Buccal cavity, etc.M.4————13
F.4———13
Cancer of Stomach & DuodenumM.8———116
F.11————47
Cancer of BreastM.———————
F.11————56
Cancer of all other sitesM.35---11222
F.26---3617