Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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45 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .37 per 1,000 of the
population.
25 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .30 per 1,000 of
the population.
The death rate for the whole Borough was .40 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate for the whole of London was .28 per 1,000.
Enteritis.
The number of deaths from Enteritis, which includes Gastritis, Gastro-enteritis,
Muco-enteritis and Gastric Catarrh, was 77. Of these 51 were under one year of
age.
21 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .38 per 1,000 of
the population.
13 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .24 per 1,000 of
the population.
25 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .20 per 1,000 of the
population.
18 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .21 per 1,000 of
the population.
Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
There were 953 deaths due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, which correponds
to a death rate of 3.01 per 1,000 of the population.
222 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.73 per 1,000 of
the population.
178 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 3.29 per 1,000 of
the population.
309 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 2.55 per 1,000 of the
population.
244 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 2.97 per 1,000
of the population.