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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The most marked decrease has been in St. George's where the death-rate
has never been below 20 per 1,000 on any previous occasion.
Compared with 1905 the causes of death were:—
| Disease. | 1905. | 1906. | Increase. | Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 61 | 38 | — | 23 |
| Enteric Fever | 21 | 24 | 3 | — |
| Measles | 151 | 178 | 27 | — |
| Diphtheria | 63 | 63 | — | — |
| Croup | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 123 | 99 | — | 24 |
| Diarrhoea | 288 | 318 | 30 | — |
| Enteritis | 147 | 257 | 110 | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 9 | 14 | 5 | — |
| Phthisis | 573 | 526 | — | 47 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 159 | 214 | 55 | — |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other Respiratory Diseases | 1,164 | 1,056 | - 108 | |
| Heart Disease | 465 | 396 | — | - 69 |
| Influenza | 33 | 53 | 20 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Injuries | 280 | 245 | — | - 35 |
| Convulsive diseases | 161 | 155 | — | 6 |
| Wasting Diseases- | 227 | 225 | — | 2 |
| Premature Births | 168 | 164 | — | 4 |
| Old Age | 198 | 249 | 51 | — |
| Cancer | 228 | 263 | 35 | — |
| Alcoholism | 64 | 72 | 8 | — |
| All other causes - | 839 | 817 | — | 22 |
| 5,433 | 5,435 | 347 | 345 | |
| - |
There were 779 inquests held on residents during the year. The causes of death assigned were as follows:—
| Accidents | 63 |
| Accidents and Diseases of child-birth, including Puerperal Fever | 9 |
| Alcoholism | 25 |