Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.
Measles.
Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|
1912 | 0.12 | 0.40 | 0.35 |
1913 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.48 |
1914 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.24 |
1915 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.43 |
1916 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
1917 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.30 |
Whooping Cough.
Year. | Death-Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|
1912 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
1913 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
1914 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
1915 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
1916 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
1917 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
MEASLES.
As compared with the preceding year, there was a greatly
increased prevalence of Measles. Nurse Ager paid 903 visits for
advice and assistance.
ZYMOTIC DIARRHCEA.
Calculated from deaths occurring under 2 years of age per 1,000 births.
Stoke Newington | 11.67 |
London generally | 18.70 |
England and Wales | 12.18 |