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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The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was | 5,179 |
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not belonging thereto | 1,196 |
3,983 | |
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough | 871 |
4,854 |
The deaths consisted of 2,557 males and 2,297 females.
The death rate throughout the Borough was 17.3 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 15 per 1,000.
1,192 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate
of 22.1 per 1,000.
854 of the deaths belonged to the St. George's District, or at the rate
of 18.1 per 1,000.
1,792 of the deaths belonged to the Mile End District, or at the rate
of 16.0 per 1,000.
1,016 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of 15.0 per 1,000.
The following table shows the death-rate throughout the whole Borough and in the various districts since 1890:—
Limehouse. | St. George's. | Mile End. | Whitechapel. | 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 | 25.1 | 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 | 10.5 | 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 |
1911 | 22.1 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 17.3 |