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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Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character was 357, or 90
more than in the preceding year.
They include all deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, Enteric Fever, and Diarrhoea.
120 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.29 per
1,000.
54 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 1.33 per
1,000.
143 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 1.38 per
1,000.
40 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .74 per
1,000.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 1.42 per 1,000.
Phthisis.
573 new cases were notified, or 5 less than in the previous year.
Notifications. | Deaths. | |
---|---|---|
Limehouse | 110 | 64 |
St. George's | 98 | 49 |
Mile End Old Town | 244 | 87 |
Whitechapel | 121 | 99 |
Number of deaths from Consumption from 1901 to 1921:—
Limehouse District. | St. George's. | Mile End. | Whitechapel. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901 | 123 | 186 | 107 | 208 | 624 |
1902 | 130 | 105 | 168 | 173 | 576 |
1903 | 123 | 122 | 189 | 193 | 627 |
1904 | 143 | 119 | 229 | 198 | 689 |
1905 | 98 | 117 | 171 | 187 | 573 |
1906 | 116 | 94 | 178 | 138 | 526 |
1907 | 98 | 90 | 141 | 153 | 482 |
1908 | 98 | 79 | 154 | 103 | 434 |
1909 | 93 | 102 | 146 | 180 | 521 |
1910 | 74 | 80 | 146 | 110 | 410 |
1911 | 109 | 69 | 177 | 126 | 481 |
1912 | 74 | 77 | 149 | 133 | 433 |
1913 | 98 | 55 | 137 | 140 | 430 |
1914 | 90 | 53 | 162 | 149 | 454 |
1915 | 118 | 74 | 176 | 131 | 499 |
1916 | 95 | 69 | 146 | 165 | 475 |
1917 | 108 | 82 | 162 | 154 | 506 |
1918 | 102 | 92 | 184 | 164 | 542 |
1919 | 81 | 51 | 123 | 112 | 367 |
1920 | 60 | 48 | 94 | 81 | 283 |
1921 | 64 | 49 | 87 | 99 | 299 |