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Stepney 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Alcoholism.
The number of deaths due to Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the I.iver was 30, or
22 less than in the previous year.
7 belonged to Ihe Limehouse District, or at the rate of .11 per 1,000.
G belonged to St. Georges-in-the-East, or at the rate of .11 per 1,000.
11 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .09 per 1,000.
6 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .07 per 1,000.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was .09 per 1,000 of the population.
As I have mentioned in previous reports, the death rate from Alcoholism is gradually and steadily declining in the Borough, as is shown in the following table:—
In 1901 the death rate was .33 per 1,000 of the population.
| „ 1902 „ | .33 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1903 ,, | .25 .,, | 1,000 |
| „ 1904 „ | .31 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1905 „ | .21 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1906 „ | .23 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1907 ,, | .15 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1908 „ | .15 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1909 „ | .16 „ | 1,000 |
| „ 1910 „ | .09 „ | 1,000 |
Cancer.
The deaths due to Cancer were 228, or 26 more than in the previous year. This
corresponds to a death rate of .72 per 1,000.
54 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .90 per 1,000.
35 belonged to St. Georges-in-the-East, or at the rate of .04 per 1,000.
80 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate, of .66 per 1,000.
59 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .71 per 1,000.
Deaths of the Homeless and of Inmates of Common
Lodging; Houses.
During the year, there occurred in lunatic asylums the deaths of 74 persons
stated to have been removed into such institutions from this district, but for whom
no definite addresses could be given when the deaths were reported to the Registrars.
Twelve of these were stated to have been removed from the Limehouse district.
6 from St. George-in-the-East, 22 from Mile End Old Town, and 34 from the Whitechapel
district.