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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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The following table shows the death.rate throughout the whole Borough and in the various districts since 1890:—
| Lime house. | St. George's. | Mile End. | White chapel. | The whole Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 26.8 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 25.2 |
| 1891 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 21.2 | 24.7 | 24.4 |
| 1892 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 23.0 | 25.2 | 24.9 |
| 1893 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 |
| 1894 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 22.3 |
| 1895 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 24.0 |
| 1896 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 21.7 |
| 1897 | 251 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1898 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 19.7 | 22.7 |
| 1899 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 |
| 1900 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 21.0 |
| 1901 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 |
| 1902 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
| 1903 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 |
| 1904 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 19.5 |
| 1905 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 |
| 1906 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 17.6 |
| 1907 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| 1908 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 16.6 |
| 1909 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.2 |
| 1910 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.5 |
The figures given above are not corrected for differences of sex and age
constitution of the population, as in the preceding table of the Registrar General.
Compared with 1909, the causes of death were:—
| Disease. | 1909. | 1910. | Increase. | Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 25 | 12 | – | 13 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 16 | 10 | – |
| Measles | 236 | 93 | – | 113 |
| Diphtheria | 51 | 29 | – | 22 |
| Croup | 3 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Whooping Cough | 65 | 110 | 45 | – |
| Diarrhœa | 153 | 128 | – | 25 |
| Enteritis | 104 | 77 | – | 27 |