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Stepney 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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59 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 101 per 1,000.
67 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 1.31 per
1,000.
122 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 105 per 1,000.
40 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .49 per 1,000.
The death-rate for the whole of the Borough was .94 per 1,000.
Enteritis.
The number of deaths from Enteritis, which includes Gastro-Enteritis,
Muco-Enteritis, and Gastric Catarrh, was 147. Of this number, 66 were
children under one year of age.
50 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .85 per 1,000.
19 occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of .37 per 1,000.
47 occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of .40 per 1,000.
31 occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .37 per
1,000.
The total death-rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis throughout the whole
Borough was 1.42 per 1,000 of the population.
Puerperal Fever.
14 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified during the year, and nine proved
fatal.
2 occurred in the Limehouse District, and one proved fatal.
3 occurred in the St. George's District, with 2 deaths.
5 occurred in the Mile End District, with 3 deaths.
4 occurred in the Whitechapel District, with 3 deaths.
Zymotic Diseases.
1 he total deaths from Zymotic Diseases numbered 718. This number
corresponds to a death-rate of 2.35 per 1.000 of the populatioa It includes
deaths from Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Croup, Enteric Fever, Puerperal Fever, and Diarrhoea.
202 occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.46 per
1,000.