London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| St. Luke's House, Kensington | 4 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 1 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 1 |
| Seamen's Hospital | 1 |
| Sick Asylum, Blackwall | 4 |
| Stepney Workhouse | 71 |
| West London Hospital | 2 |
| 635 |
The following number of deaths of residents occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough:—
| East London Hospital for Children | 234 |
| London Hospital | 481 |
| Mile End Infirmary | 345 |
| Mothers' Lying-in Home, Commercial Road | 6 |
| St. George's Infirmary | 279 |
| Spanish and Portuguese Home | 1 |
| White chapel Infirmary | 275 |
| White chapel Workhouse, South Grove | 36 |
| 1657 |
There were 1,128 deaths of non-residents in Public Institutions in the
District.
Notifiable Diseases.
1,374 notifications of Infectious Disease were received, or 668 less than in the
previous year and 1,738 less than in 1908. This corresponds to a rate of 4.34 per
1,000 of the population. 1,068 were removed to various Hospitals and Infirmaries.
263 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 4.42 per 1,000.
265 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 4.90 per 1,000.
487 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 4.03 per 1,000.
359 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 4.37 per 1,000.
The greatest number of notifiable diseases occurred during the fourth week in
October, when 44 cases were notified.