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Stepney 1915

[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.
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 causesCertified4527861310246180200631109210072759
Uncertified....................
Enteric Fever4........121..4
Small-pox....................
Measles1132555312........56
Scarlet Fever274797..........
Whooping Cough5021209..........23
Diphtheria and Croup668132817........28
Influenza27........1411116
Erysipelas741........115
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)499..47117221315438237
Tuberculous Meningitis57811201431....91
Other Tuberculous Diseases6115111064101466
Cancer, malignant disease255......244214364229
Rheumatic Fever6......31..2..2
Meningitis147214........41
Organic Heart Disease4411..1152377179145185
Bronchitis4524918111225158188133
Pneumonia (all forms)571113846723198110777330
Other diseases of respiratory organs33..31..26111018
Diarrhoea and Enteritis2601924393..346213
Appendicitis and Typhlitis131....33312147
Cirrhosis of Liver22...........513415
Alcoholism8..........62..2
Nephritis and Bright's Disease117..1..3524552864
Puerperal Fever6........33....16
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition2415......27....10
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth318318..............145
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide228225193014475437199
Suicide20........110638
Other Defined Diseases757461513293660178380545
Diseases ill-defined or unknown7113176744101014
Totals ..4,527861310246180200631109210072759
Sub-entries included in above figuresCerebro-spinal menin gitis147214........25
Poliomyelitis..................1
Typhus Fever2...............2..1