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Stepney 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was 4,467
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not
belonging thereto 1,081
3 386
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough 775
4,161
The deaths consisted of 2,229 males and 1,932 females.
The death.rate throughout the whole Borough was 15.1 per 1,000 of the popula.
tion, while that for the whole of London was 14.2 per 1,000.
979 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
18.5 per 1,000.
683 of the deaths belonged to St. George.in.the.East, or at the rate of
14.6 per 1 000.
1,532 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 13.8
per 1,000.
967 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of 14.8 per 1,000.

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.
189026.835.020.024.025.2
189126.029.121.224.724.4
189225.527.823.025.224.9
189327.731.022.825.025.5
189424.226.521.120.322.3
189527.329.522.522.824.0
189623.724.419.920.121.7
189725.126.418.719.721.4
189823.724.823.419.722.7
189925.527120.319.322.0
190025.924.419.318.121.0
190124.623.018.519.320.8
190223.622.119.019.220.5
190319.720.316.317.517.9
190423.221.418.217.419.5
190520.320.416.915.417.7
190621.019.116.516.017.6
190717.317.614.515.415.8
190820.117.215.714.916.6
190917.517.013.914.115.2
191015.614.912.812.313.5
191122.118.116.015.017.3
191218.515.913.515.215.3
191318.514.613.814.815.1