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Stepney 1908

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Table: TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1908.

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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1908.

Causes Of Death.		Deaths in oh belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.							Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages).				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes Of Death.		A. ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and. under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	Lime-house.	St. George's.	Mile End.	Wbite-chapel.	Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
Small Pox		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles		264	70	188	6	..	..	..	66	79	75	44	83
Scarlet fever		55	3	34	14	..	1	..	12	12	22	9	..
Whooping-cough		129	64	62	3	..	..	..	44	19	51	15	84
Diphtheria (including Membranous croup)		74	10	47	17	..	..	..	16	8	36	14	29
Croup		1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..
Fever	Typhus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Enteric	14	..	..	4	3	7	..	7	2	3	2	14
	Other continued	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..
Epidemic influenza		57	..	..	..	..	31	22	6	21	17	13	19
Cholera		..	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Plague		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Diarrhœa		262	200	55	..	..	3	4	98	69	66	29	143
Enteritis		130	96	22	2	1	7	2	25	17	45	43	55
Puerperal fever		7	..	..	..	..	6	..	..	1	3	3	10
Erysipelas		9	3	1	..	1	2	2	..	1	³	5	10
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)		494	..	6	13	60	375	40	98	79	154	163	229
Other tubercular diseases		167	49	78	24	4	11	1	38	40	64	25	158
Cancer, malignant disease		223	..	..	..	1	143	79	52	25	86	60	185
Bronchitis		445	75	33	2	2	168	165	75	80	177	113	159
Pneumonia		569	151	185	15	18	161	39	148	83	207	131	282
Pleurisy		7	..	1	1	..	2	3	2	2	3	..	8
Other diseases of Respiratory organs		27	1	9	..	1	14	2	4	3	12	8	34
Alcoholism		48	..	..	..	1	41	6	14	7	18	9	26
Cirrhosis of Liver )		48	..	..	..	1	41	6	14	7	18	9	26
Venereal diseases		28	17	2	..	..	8	1	6	10	7	5	14
Premature birth		143	143	..	..	..	..	..	36	19	63	25	34
Diseases and accidents of parturition		27	17	..	..	2	8	..	1	3	10	13	12
Heart diseases		436	16	2	17	32	245	124	79	80	145	132	244
Accidents		250	64	42	20	11	80	33	57	58	78	57	176
Suicides		28	..	..	..	3	22	3	8	3	7	10	5
Rheumatic fever		6	..	..	3	1	2	..	2	2	1	1	3
Convulsive diseases		128	116	12	..	..	..	..	27	31	42	28	43
Wasting diseases		189	175	14	..	..	..	..	49	31	74	35	152
Old age		244	..	..	..	..	3	241	72	21	106	45	95
All other causes		714	50	31	29	25	394	185	143	104	292	175	706
All causes		5176	1320	825	170	174	1735	952	1185	910	1869	1212	3013