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 death-rate is higher than in the preceding years in all the districts, due
partly to the extreme heat, and partly to the epidemic of Measles which caused a
large increase in the deaths of children under three years of age. The increase is
not actually so high as it appears, as the population was over estimated during the
last few years which caused the death rate to appear lower than it actually was.
The figures given above are not corrected for difference of sex and age
constitution of the population.
Compared with 1910, the causes of death were :—
Disease. | 1910. | 1911. | Increase. | Decrease. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 12 | 9 | — | 3 |
Enteric Fever | 16 | 5 | — | 11 |
Measles | 93 | 291 | 198 | — |
Diptheria and Croup | 33 | 34 | 1 | — |
Whooping Cough | 110 | 44 | — | 66 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 205 | 506 | 301 | — |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 2 | — | 4 |
Phthisis | 410 | 481 | 71 | — |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 137 | 166 | 29 | — |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 953 | 981 | 28 | |
Heart Disease | 335 | 334 | — | 1 |
Influenza | 43 | 24 | — | 19 |
Puerperal Fever | 15 | 9 | — | 6 |
Injuries | 197 | 245 | 48 | — |
Convulsive and Wasting Diseases | 324 | 218 | __ | 106 |
Premature Births | 151 | 166 | 15 | — |
Old Age | 216 | 233 | 17 | — |
Cancer | 228 | 236 | 8 | — |
Alcoholism | 30 | 34 | 4 | — |
All other causes | 785 | 828 | 43 | — |
4,299 | 4,854 | 771 | 216 |
There were 652 inquests held on residents during the year. The causes of death were as follows :—
Accidents | 97 |
Accidents and Diseases of child-birth, including Puerperal Fever | 4 |
Alcoholism | 6 |