London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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154 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.64 per 1,000.
151 occurred in the St George's District, or at the rate of 2.98 per 1,000.
224 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 1.94 per 1,000.
116 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 1.44 per 1,000.
Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
There were 1,169 deaths due to diseases of Respiratory Organs, whicn
corresponds to a death-rate of 3 84 per 1,000 of the population.
260 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 4.46 per 1,000.
228 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 4.51 per 1,000.
389 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 3.47 per 1,000.
292 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 3 64 per 1,000.
Infantile Mortality.
1,773 infants died under one year of age. This is equal to a death-rate of
158 8 per 1,000 births. This number exceeds that of the previous year by
174, when the rate was 141 per 1,000 births.
397 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 208.3 per
1,000 births.
357 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 161.1 per
1,000 births.
631 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 145.7 per
1,000 births.
388 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 143.1 per
1,000 births.
Old Age.
228 deaths were due to Old Age. This corresponds to a death-rate of
•75 per 1,000 of the population.
71 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.22 per 1,000.
12 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .23 per 1,000.
105 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .91 per 1,000.
40 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .49 per 1,000.