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Stoke Newington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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TABLE I.
CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1917.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of Residents " or " NonResidents" in Institutions in the Borough. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 53 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 4 | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 87 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 70 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | |
| Bronchitis | 61 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 42 | 10 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | — |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | —- | 3 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 22 | — | __ | _ | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | _ | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation (including Premature Birth) | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — |
| Suicide | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 164 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 19 | 131 | 11 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 72 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 700 | 66 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 69 | 166 | 314 | 37 |