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Stepney 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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The number of notifiable diseases is less in each district than it has ever been
since the 1891 Act came into force.
For the sake of comparison with the previous years 1 give below two tables
giving the number in the previous years. In the second table, even by excluding
Small Pox it will be seen that the decrease is satisfactory.

Table: Table of Notifiable Infectious Diseases, viz., Small Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria, Croup, Erysipelas, Scarlet Fever, Typhus Fever, Enteric and Puerperal Fever since 1892 in the various Districts.

Table of Notifiable Infectious Diseases, viz., Small Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria, Croup, Erysipelas, Scarlet Fever, Typhus Fever, Enteric and Puerperal Fever since 1892 in the various Districts.

Year.Limehouse.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.Total.
18927715561,4681,0473,842
18931,2981,0082,1181,3585,782
18947196071,2675883,181
18957558591,5641,0044,182
18967648101,6401,1154,329
18977545651,4849503,753
18984613906266192,096
18995013596636612,184
19004864219238462,676
19016084539196422,622
19026594951,4111,0373,602
19033473236605361,866

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The Small Pox epidemic was the cause of the increase during the last two
years. Excluding Small Pox, it will be seen that the gradual decline is very marked
and highly satisfactory, as is evident from the following table:—•

Table: Table of Notifiable Diseases, but excluding Small Pox.

Table of Notifiable Diseases, but excluding Small Pox.

Year.Limehouse.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.Total.
18927645531,4581,0213,796
18931,2219562,0001,2465,423
18947106031,2185773,108
18957338401,5159053,993
18967578101,6391,1134,319
18977545651,4849503,753
18984613906266172,094
18994993586636602,180
19004864159228452,668
19015774368725682,453
19025043868755952,360
19033473196555271,848