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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The correct number of deaths, which include those of residents that
occurred in Outlying Institutions, but exclusive of those of non-residents which
occurred in Public Institutions situated in the Borough, numbered 5,433.
This corresponds to a death-rate of 17.7 per 1,000 of the population.
This is the lowest death-rate that I have a complete record of.
1,184 deaths occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 20.3
per 1,000 of the population.
1,041 deaths occurred in St. George's, or at the rate of 20.4 per
1,000 of the population.
1,964 deaths occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
16.9 per 1,000 of the population.
1,244 deaths occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of 15.4 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table shows the death-rate throughout the Borough and in the various districts since 1890:—
| Limehouse. | St. George's. | Mile End. | Whitechapel. | The whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 26.8 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 25.2 |
| 1891 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 21.2 | 24.7 | 24.4 |
| 1892 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 23.0 | 25.2 | 24.9 |
| 1893 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 |
| 1894 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 22.3 |
| 1895 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 24.0 |
| 1896 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 21.7 |
| 1897 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1898 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 19.7 | 22.7 |
| 1899 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 |
| 1900 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 21.0 |
| 1901 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 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 |
| 1904 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 19.5 |
| 1905 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 |