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Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character numbered 601. This
number corresponds to a death-rate of 1.94 per 1,000 of the population. It
includes deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Croup, Enteric Fever, Puerperal Fever and Diarrhœa.
121 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.06 per 1,000.
118 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 2.20 per 1,000.
223 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 1.89 per 1,000
139 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 1.72 per
1,000.
Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
There were 1,028 deaths due to Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, which
corresponds to a death-rate of 3.32 per 1,000 of the population.
208 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.54 per
1,000.
208 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 3.98 per 1,000.
336 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 2.85 per 1,000.
276 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 3.42 per
1,000.
Infantile Mortality.
1,217 infants died under one year of age, or 237 less than in the previous
year. This number corresponds to a death-rate of 119 per 1,000 births.
243 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 131 per
1,000 births.
274 belonged to St. George's, or at the rate of 130 per 1,000 births.
431 belonged to Mile End, or at the rate of 112 per 1,000 births.
269 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 110 per
1,000 births.
The infantile mortality is again the lowest of the Eastern Metropolitan
Boroughs. It is lower in the whole Borough, as well as in each of the four
districts, than in any previous year. This is due more especially to the decrease
in the number of deaths from Diarrhoea, which was the result of the showery
and cool summer.