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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Parish of St. Mary]
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Showing the Causes of Death among parishioners in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Parish, respectively, during 1897.
| Causes op Death. | Northern Division. | Southern Division. |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 16 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 11 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 1 | 18 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 2 |
| Ervsipelas | .. | 1 |
| Influenza | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 10 | 29 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | 16 |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs other than Phthisis | 12 | 50 |
| Diseases of Circulatory Organs | 15 | 40 |
| Diseases of Digestive Organs | 8 | 16 |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs | 6 | 11 |
| Diseases of Reproductive Organs | .. | 3 |
| Diseases of Nervous System (including Apoplexy- and Convulsions) | 18 | 35 |
| Cancer | 12 | 16 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 14 |
| Senility | 9 | 22 |
| Wasting and Debility and Developmental defects | 5 | 15 |
| Accidents (including Overlying) | 4 | 8 |
| Suicides | .. | 2 |
| Pyaemia and Septicemia (Blood-poisoning) .. | .. | 2 |
| Syphilis | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism | .. | 2 |
| Gout | 1 | .. |
| Totals | 117 | 356 |
| 473 | ||