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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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2,099 occurred in the Mile End District or at the rate of 18.2 per
1,000.
1,408 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 17.4 per
1,000.
The death-rate is higher than that of 1903, but is 1.7 below the average
rate for the preceding ten years.
Compared with 1903 the causes of death were:—
| Disease. | 1903. | 1904. | Increase. | Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 32 | 14 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 27 | 28 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 162 | 176 | 14 | — |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 89 | 31 | — |
| Croup | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 105 | 131 | 26 | — |
| Diarrhoea | 272 | 172 | — | 100 |
| Enteritis | 124 | 318 | 194 | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 10 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Phthisis | 627 | 689 | 62 | — |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 195 | 174 | — | 21 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 1071 | 1169 | 98 | — |
| Heart Disease | 437 | 519 | 82 | — |
| Influenza | 39 | 50 | 11 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 13 | 4 | — |
| Injuries | 246 | 255 | 9 | — |
| Convulsive Diseases | 242 | 204 | — | 38 |
| Wasting Diseases | 180 | 258 | 78 | — |
| Premature Births | 174 | 253 | 79 | — |
| Old Age | 202 | 228 | 26 | — |
| Cancer | 223 | 240 | 17 | — |
| Alcoholism | 76 | 96 | 20 | — |
| All other causes | 933 | 837 | — | 96 |
| 5,437 | 5,943 | 766 | 260 |