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Stoke Newington 1898

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

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Lanes, 13 deaths ; the Invalid Asylum, 187, High Street, 1 death.
Only one of these 33 deaths was of a parishioner ; the remainder
were of persons who came to Stoke Newington from other parts ;
they have not, therefore, been reckoned in estimating the deathrate
of the Parish.
The Causes of Infantile Mortality are set forth in Table A 4. Most
of these causes are greatly influenced by wholesome surroundings
and the proper observance of the laws of health as they apply to
infants. The lack of intelligent parental management of the infant
in the matter of feeding and nursing, which is responsible for so
much infant mortality, is seen reflected in the number of deaths
from W asting and Debility and from Diarrhoea.

TABLE A 4. The causes of Infantile Mortality.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Totals.
Wasting, Developmental Diseases and Debility448319
Premature Birth am. insufficient vitality466723
Diarrhoea2114219
Diseases of Lungs22..26
Whooping Cough12..3
Convulsions12216
Gastric Catarrh and Enteritis....617
Measles2......2
Overlying12....3
Other causes1......1
Totals1819361689