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Stepney 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The death-rate throughout the whole Borough was 15.8 per 1,000 of the population. This is the lowest death-rate on record, not only for the whole Borough, but as is shown in the following table it is the lowest in each of the four districts which are comprised in the Borough:—

The death-rate throughout the whole Borough was 15.8 per 1,000 of the population. This is the lowest death-rate on record, not only for the whole Borough, but as is shown in the following table it is the lowest in each of the four districts which are comprised in the Borough:—

Limehouse.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.The whole Borough.
189026.835.020.024.025.2
189126.029.121.224.724.4
189225.527.823.025.224.9
189327.731.022.825.025.5
189424.226.521.120.322.3
189527.329.522.522.824.0
189623.724.419.920.121.7
189725.126.418.719.721.4
189823.724.823.419.722.7
189925.527.120.319.322.0
190025.924.419.318.121.0
190124.623.018.519.320.8
190223.622.119.019.220.5
190319.720.316.317.517.9
190423.221.418.217.419.5
190520.320.416.915.417.7
190621.019.116.516.017.6
190717.317.614.515.415.8

Table: Compared with 1906 the causes of death were:—

Compared with 1906 the causes of death were:—

Disease.1906.1907.Increase.Decrease.
Scarlet Fever388345—
Enteric Fever2421—3
Measles178155—23
Diphtheria639330—
Croup43—1
Whooping Cough991023—
Diarrhœa318139—179
Enteritis257129—128
Rheumatic Fever148—6
Phthisis526482—44
Other Tubercular Diseases214202—12
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases1,0561,028-28