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 Stepney]
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The following table shows the death-rate throughout the whole Borough and in the various districts since 1890:—
Limehouse. | St. George's. | Mile End. | Whitechapel. | The whole Borough | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1890 | 26.8 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 25.2 |
1891 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 21.2 | 24.7 | 24.4 |
1892 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 23.0 | 25.2 | 24.9 |
1893 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 |
1894 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 22.3 |
1895 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 24.0 |
1896 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 21.7 |
1897 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
1898 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 19.7 | 22.7 |
1899 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 |
1900 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 21.0 |
1901 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 |
1902 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
1903 | 197 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 |
1904 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 19.5 |
1905 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 |
1906 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 17.6 |
1907 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
1908 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 16.6 |
Compared with 1907, the causes of death were :—
Disease. | 1907. | 1908. | Increase. | Decrease. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 83 | 55 | — | 28 |
Enteric Fever | 21 | 14 | — | 7 |
Measles | 155 | 264 | 109 | — |
Diphtheria | 93 | 74 | — | 19 |
Croup | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 102 | 129 | 27 | — |
Diarrhoea | 139 | 262 | 123 | — |
Enteritis | 129 | 130 | 1 | — |
Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 6 | — | 2 |
Phthisis | 482 | 494 | 12 | — |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 202 | 167 | — | 35 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 1,028 | 1,048 | 20 | - |
Heart Disease | 437 | 436 | — | 1 |
Influenza | 46 | 57 | 11 | — |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | 7 | 2 | — |