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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 1957

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

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Table: TUBERCULOSIS - ContinuedR = Respiratory N. R. = Non-Respiratory

TUBERCULOSIS - Continued

R = Respiratory N. R. = Non-Respiratory

Age PeriodsFormal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
0 -1 -2 -5 -1 10 -15 -20 -25 -35 -45 -55 -65 -75 -Total (all ages)
Respiratory, Males------443445-24
Respiratory, Females------4322-11
Non-Respiratory, Males------11----2
Non-Respiratory, Females------1--1---2

Table: The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years

The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years

YearPopulationPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
194845,37072678
194946,51063467
195048,51063467
195149,44043750
195250,61046450
195351,2 5057764
195451,26042345
195550,47032436
195650,42051455
195750,48035439

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PUBLIC MORTUARY
Stoke Newington has an agreement with Hackney Borough Council for the use of the Hackney
Council Mortuary at a cost of £300 per annum.

Table: Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary during the year are as follows:-

Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary during the year are as follows:-

Total number of bodies in the Mortuary78
(1) To await inquests-(a) Infectious-
(b) Non-infectious4
(2) To await burial1
(3) Cause of death certified by Coroner73
Number of post-mortem examinations made77