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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Disease | 1908 | 1909 | Increase | Decrease |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Disease | 436 | 364 | - | 72 |
| Influenza | 57 | 65 | 8 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Injuries | 278 | 191 | — | 87 |
| Convulsive Diseases | 128 | 125 | — | 3 |
| Wasting Diseases | 189 | 188 | — | 1 |
| Premature Births | 143 | 156 | 13 | — |
| Old Age | 244 | 219 | — | 25 |
| Cancer | 223 | 202 | - | 2l |
| Alcoholism | 48 | 52 | 4 | — |
| All other causes | 779 | 717 | — | 62 |
| 5,176 | 4,759 | 169 | 586 |
There were 609 inquests held on residents during the year. The causes
of death assigned were as follows:—
Accidents 67
Accidents and Diseases of child-birth, including
Puerperal Fever 3
Alcoholism 14
Aneurism of Aorta 7
Anthrax 1
Apoplexy 28
Brain Diseases 3
Bright's Disease 7
Burns (adults) 6
Cancer 4
Cancrum Oris 1
Diarrhoea 1
Diseases of the Intestines 6
Diseases of the Lungs:—
Bronchitis 22
Pneumonia 43
Phthisis 20
Other Respiratory Diseases 10
Diseases accelerated by self-neglect and want of
proper nursing 14
Diseases of Urinary Tract 1
Dislocation of Spine (Executed by Law) 2
Drowning 13