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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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1915.
Metropolitan Borough, of Stepney.
Causes or Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
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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. | ||||
All causes | Certified | 4527 | 861 | 310 | 246 | 180 | 200 | 631 | 1092 | 1007 | 2759 | |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 113 | 25 | 55 | 31 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 27 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Whooping Cough | 50 | 21 | 20 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | 66 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | ||
Influenza | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | ||
Erysipelas | 7 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) | 499 | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 213 | 154 | 38 | 237 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 57 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 91 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 61 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 66 | ||
Cancer, malignant disease | 255 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 42 | 143 | 64 | 229 | ||
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
Meningitis | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | ||
Organic Heart Disease | 441 | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 23 | 77 | 179 | 145 | 185 | ||
Bronchitis | 452 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 158 | 188 | 133 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 571 | 113 | 84 | 67 | 23 | 19 | 81 | 107 | 77 | 330 | ||
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 33 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 18 | ||
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 260 | 192 | 43 | 9 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | 213 | ||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 131 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 47 | ||
Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 4 | 15 | ||
Alcoholism | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 117 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 28 | 64 | ||
Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 16 | ||
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 24 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 10 | ||
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 318 | 318 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 145 | ||
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 228 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 47 | 54 | 37 | 199 | ||
Suicide | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | ||
Other Defined Diseases | 757 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 60 | 178 | 380 | 545 | ||
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 71 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | ||
Totals .. | 4,527 | 861 | 310 | 246 | 180 | 200 | 631 | 1092 | 1007 | 2759 | ||
Sub-entries included in above figures | Cerebro-spinal menin gitis | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Typhus Fever | 2 | ..... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |