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Stoke Newington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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BIRTH RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH RATES. ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY. MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1953
(Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | London Administrative County | Stoke Newington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||
| Births:- | |||
| Live Births | 15.5 | 17.5 | 14.69 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Deaths:- | |||
| All causes | 11.4 | 12.5 | 9.81 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.76 |
| Notifications (corrected):- | |||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.02 | 1.52 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.30 | 4.60 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.21 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 12.36 | 8.09 | 15.10 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.64 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis):- | |||
| Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.18 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23 (a) | 28.61 (a) | 27.37 (a) |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||
| Deaths:- | |||
| All causes under 1 yr.of age | 26.8 .(b) | 24.8 | 23.90 |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births
(b) Per 1,000 related Live Births.