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COMPARISON OF THE HEALTH OF THE
DIFFERENT WARDS.
Harringay Ward:- The General Death Rate was 9.0 per 1,000
of the population, the actual number of deaths being 199. The Infant
Mortality Rate was 58 6 per 1,000 births. These rates are the lowest
for any of the Wards.
In order of frequency, deaths resulted from the following causes:—
Respiratory Diseases 39; Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases 19;
Malignant Disease 18; Heart Disease 17; Congenital Debility and
Malformations 15; Infectious Diseases 11; Gastro-Intestinal Affections
10; Violent Deaths 6; Kidney Diseases 3; Other defined diseases
(not otherwise classified) 61.
Harringay suffered less than any other Ward from Tuberculosis,
34 cases only, out of a total of 475 for the whole district, being
notified from that area.
West Green Ward:—The Death Rate from all causes was 10.5
per 1,003 of the population, and the Infant Mortality Rate 76.7 per
1,000 births.
Deaths resulted from the following causes:—Respiratory Diseases
34; Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases 27; Heart Disease 20;
Congenital Debility and Malformations 17; Malignant Disease 12;
Infectious Diseases 8; Gastro-Intestinal Affections 5; Violent Deaths
4; Kidney Diseases 3; Diseases of Parturition 1; Other defined
diseases (not otherwise classified) 76.
West Green had the lowest number of cases of Scarlet Fever,
83 being notified from that Ward out of a total for the district of 666.
Middle Ward:—The General Death Rate was 10 8 per 1,000
of the population, and the Infant Mortality Rate 87.6 per 1,000 births.
In order of frequency, deaths resulted from the following causes:—
Respiratory Diseases 45; Heart Disease 35; Congenital Debility and
Malformations 33; Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases 30;
Malignant Disease 22; Infectious Diseases 19; Violent Deaths 13;
Gastro-Intestinal Affections 7; Kidney Diseases 6; Meningitis 3;
Diseases of Parturition 1; Other defined diseases (not otherwise
classified) 106.