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Alcoholism.
The number of deaths due to Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the Liver
was 96.
Cancer.
The number of deaths from Cancer was 240. Deaths from Cancer increase
rapidly from year to year. This is not only true in our own district, but
unfortunately it is on the increase in other districts as well.
Notifiable Diseases.
Excluding Chicken Pox, 2,626 cases of infectious disease were notified
during the year, and 1,995 were removed to various Hospitals and Infirmaries.
432 occurred in the Limehouse District.
495 occurred in the St. George's District.
984 occurred in the Mile End District.
715 occurred in the Whitechapel District.
Phthisis.
689 Deaths occurred from Phthisis during the year. This corresponds to
a death-rate of 2 26 per 1,000 of the population.
143 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.45 per 1,000.
119 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 2.35 per 1,000.
229 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 1.99 per 1,000.
198 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 2.47 per 1,000.
In addition to the above, there were 174 deaths from other Tubercular
diseases. This corresponds to a death-rate of .57 per 1,000 of the population.
44 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .75 per 1,000.
35 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .69 per 1,000.
61 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .53 per 1,000.
34 occurred at the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .42 per 1,000.
The death-rate for the whole of London from Phthisis was 1.62 per 1,000
of the population.