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Stepney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VII.—STATISTICS PROVIDED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL.
Memo 1, 1934, M.O.H. Met. B. C.B.
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
These statistics are forwarded for the information of the Medical Officer
of Health in connection with papagraph 4 and Appendix II of Circular 1346
dated the 2nd October, 1933, addressed to Medical Officers of Health from
the Ministry of Health.
(1) Numbers of stillbirths registered in Stepney during the calendar year, 1933:—
| Stillbirths registered. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Stillbirths allocated to the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Legitimate and Illegitimate) | Males | 78 | 2 | 31 | 49 |
| Females | 66 | 2 | 16 | 52 | |
| Illegitimate | Males | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Females | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
(2) Numbers of cases of infectious diseases notified in Stepney during the 52 weeks ended 30th December, 1933.
| Smallpox | 23 | Puerperal Fever 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1469 | Puerperal Pyrexia 38 |
| Diphtheria | 798 | Erysipelas 227 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 |
(3)
| Live Births registered (excluding rereistrations). | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Live births allocated to the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Live Births (Legitimate and Illegitimate) | Males | 2,557 | 79 | 947 | 1689 |
| Females | 2,406 | 85 | 862 | 1,629 | |
| Illegitimate Live Births | Males | 48 | 16 | 10 | 54 |
| Females | 57 | 15 | 6 | 66 | |
| Memo, S.D./E.P. | |||||
The case rates of these diseases for England and Wales per 1,000
population are respectively as follows:— Smallpox 0.02, Scarlet Fever 3.21,
Diphtheria 1.18, Enteric Fever 0.04, Puerperal Fever 0.05, Puerperal Pyrexia
0.14, Erysipelas 0.45.
The case rates for Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia are better
expressed in relation to the births registered rather than to the population.
When calculated on this basis the rates are:—
Puerperal Fever 3.5 and Puerperal Pyrexia 9.6 per 1,000 total births
{i.e. live and stillbirths) registered during the year.
Memorandum S.D. 52, 1934, M.O.H., Met. B., C.B.
(4)
| Estimate of Resident Population mid-year 1933, 219,100. | |||
| Deaths under 1 year of age: | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
| M. | 104 | 13 | |
| F. | 88 | 9 | |