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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Limehouse District. | St. George's District. | Mile End District. | Whitechapel District. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average of 10 years, 1893 to 1902 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 22.2 |
1899 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 22 |
1900 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 18 | 21 |
1901 | 24.6 | 23 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 |
1902 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
1903 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 |
Compared with 1902 the causes of death were:—
Disease. | 1902. | 1903. | Increase. | Decrease |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 252 | 3 | — | 249 |
Scarlet Fever | 26 | 18 | — | 8 |
Enteric Fever | 33 | 27 | — | 6 |
Measles | 158 | 162 | 4 | — |
Diphtheria | 79 | 58 | — | 21 |
Croup | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Whooping Cough | 188 | 105 | — | 83 |
Diarrhoea | 117 | 272 | 155 | — |
Enteritis | 188 | 124 | — | 64 |
Rheumatic Fever | 7 | 10 | 3 | — |
Phthisis | 576 | 627 | 51 | — |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 233 | 195 | — | 38 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 1,349 | 1,071 | — | 278 |
Heart Disease | 444 | 437 | — | 7 |
Influenza | 59 | 39 | — | 20 |
Injuries | 288 | 246 | — | 42 |
Convulsive Diseases | 304 | 242 | — | 62 |
Wasting Diseases | 289 | 180 | — | 109 |
Premature Births | 159 | 174 | 15 | — |
Old Age | 260 | 202 | — | 58 |
Cancer | 201 | 223 | 22 | — |
Alcoholism | 102 | 76 | — | 26 |
All other Diseases | 849 | 942 | 93 | — |
6,163 | 5,437 | 345 | 1,071 |
The excess of births over deaths was 5,834.