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Stepney 1909

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Table: TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1909.

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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1909.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in or 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.		All 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.	White-chapel.	Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
Small Pox		1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Measles		236	77	154	5	..	..	..	58	58	69	51	75
Scarlet fever		25	2	14	7	2	..	..	6	4	12	3	1
Whooping-cough		65	23	42	..	..	..	..	25	11	17	12	43
Diphtheria (including Membranous croup)		51	12	35	4	..	..	..	8	13	21	9	28
Croup		3	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	1
Fever	Typhus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Enteric	6	..	..	..	2	3	1	..	1	3	2	8
	Other continued	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Epidemic influenza		65	..	1	..	..	38	26	4	34	17	10	29
Cholera		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Plague		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Diarrhœa		153	134	18	..	..	..	1	40	51	43	19	139
Enteritis		94	66	14	2	2	6	4	18	21	30	25	21
Gastritis		10	10	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	7	..	..
Puerperal fever		7	..	..	..	1	6	..	4	..	2	1	8
Erysipelas		19	6	2	..-	2	3	6	2	4	8	5	19
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)		521	..	7	8	57	412	37	93	102	146	180	251
Other tubercular diseases		144	39	65	25	2	12	1	37	41	40	26	162
Cancer, malignant disease		202	..	1	..	1	138	62	45	28	75	54	203
Bronchitis		502	70	21	3	1	206	201	94	104	171	133	182
Pneumonia		608	135	191	13	13	193	63	134	104	202	168	330
Pleurisy		13	..	..	..	1	9	3	2	2	8	1	13
Other diseases of Respiratory organs		39	1	6	2	2	25	3	7	5	11	16	38
Alcoholism		52	..	..	..	..	45	7	13	6	19	14	30
Cirrhosis of Liver		52	..	..	..	..	45	7	13	6	19	14	30
Venereal diseases		25	15	1	..	1	7	1	2	6	11	6	24
Premature birth		156	156	..	..	..	..	..	41	31	58	26	18
Diseases and accidents of parturition		25	16	..	..	..	9	..	6	3	9	7	20
Heart diseases		364	10	2	23	20	214	95	65	63	147	89	169
Accidents		191	49	35	18	13	59	17	53	38	56	44	143
Suicides		24	..	..	..	2	20	2	5	4	8	7	14
Rheumatic fever		2	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	..
Convulsive diseases		125	110	15	..	..	..	..	35	26	47	17	51
Wasting diseases		188	170	18	..	..	..	..	54	39	69	26	101
Old age		219	..	..	..	..	2	217	65	25	102	27	79
All other causes		624	27	31	41	34	317	174	114	89	252	169	715
All causes		4759	1130	674	152	157	1725	921	1033	915	1663	1148	2915