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Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character numbered 729.
This number corresponds to a death rate of 2.37 per 1,000 of the population.
It includes deaths from Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, Croup, Enteric Fever, Puerperal Fever, and Diarrhoea.
209 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.57 per 1,000.
146 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 2.85 per 1,000.
242 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 2.08 per 1,000.
132 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of l.62 per
1,000.
Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
There were 1056 deaths due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, which
corresponds to a death rate of 3.43 per 1,000 of the population.
204 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.46 per
1,000.
202 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 3.95 per 1,000.
376 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 3.23 per 1,000.
274 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 3.36 per
1,000.
Infantile Mortality.
1,454 infants died under one year of age, which corresponds to a death
rate of 136 per 1,000 births. This number is 48 less than in the previous year,
when the death rate was 142 per 1,000 births.
319 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 168 per
1,000 births.
301 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 141 per 1,000 births.
522 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 126 per 1,000 births.
312 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 123 per
1,000 births.
The infantile mortality is again the lowest of the four Boroughs in the
eastern portion of the Metropolis. The infantile mortality is lower than in
the previous year, although it was higher in two of the districts comprising the
Borough, viz., Limehouse and Whitechapel.