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Stoke Newington 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Parish of St. Mary]

Published
1899
Pages
48
Tables
13

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13 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    (A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1898, in the two Divisions of the Parish of St. Mary, Stoke Newington, classified according to Diseases and Localities.
    Names of Localities Adopted.Mortality from all causes, At subjoined Ages.mortality form subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five years of Age.
    At all ages,Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 60.60 and upwards,Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric or Typhoid Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Influenza.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Erysipelas, .Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
  • Page 12
    TABLE A I. Showing the Causes of Death among parishioners in the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Parish, respectively, during 1898.
    Causes of Death.Northern Division.Southern Division.
  • Page 13
    TABLE A 2. Showing the Causes of Death among parishioners in Stoke Newington during each of the four quarters of the year 1898.
    Causes of Death.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Totals.1897
  • Page 15
    Deaths from Zymotic Diseases (including Influenza) in the Year 1898.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Influenza.Erysipelas.Total.Rate to every 1,000 persons
  • Page 16
    TABLE A 3. A comparison of the rates of Stoke Newington with those of England and Wales, the 33 great towns, and London generally, for the Year 1898.
    General Death-rate.Diseases of Lungs (except Phthisis).Phthisis-rate.Hate of Infantile Morality.Birth-rate.Zymotic Death-rate.
    A*B†
  • Page 17
    TABLE A 4. The causes of Infantile Mortality.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Totals.
  • Page 18
    TABLE A 5. A comparison of the Health Records of the several Metropolitan Sanitary Areas, for the year 1898.
    Sanitary Area.Crude or Recorded Death-rate.Factor for correction for age and sex distribution.Corrected Death-rate.Kate of Infantile Mortality.Infectious Sickness-rate from Notifiable Diseases.
  • Page 20
    (B.) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1898, in the Parish of St. Mary, Stoke Newington, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospitals.
    Small-pox.ScarlatinaDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fever.Erysipelas.Totals.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Fevers.Totals.
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1898.
    .Enteric , or Typhoid.Puerperal.Enteric or Typhoid.Puerperal.
  • Page 22
    TABLE B I. Table showing the number of Cases and Deaths from the Infectious Diseases notified from among parishioners during the years 1892-1898.
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Continued Fever.
    Cases.Deaths.CasesDeaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 23
    TABLE B 2. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during each month of the year 1898.
    Small-pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaMembranous GroupTyphoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Totals.
  • Page 34
    The following is a list of the applications received, together with the results of a careful examination performed at University College, London.
    Suspected Disease.Name & Age of Patient.Result of Examination.
  • Page 38
    TABLE C. ANALYSES PERFORMED UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, DURING THE YEAR.
    No.Sample Analysed.Opinion Formed.Action Taken.
  • Page 43
    The observations have been reduced to mean values by Glaisher's Barometrical and Diurnal Range Tables, and the Hygrometrical results from the Sixth Edition of his Hygrometrical Tables.
    Month.Temperature of Air.Mean Temp'rature of Air.Haiti.Relative Humidity. Saturation. 100.
    HighestLowest.Mean.No. of Days it fell.Amnt. Collctd.
    0 all HighestOf all Lowest.