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Stepney 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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106 belonged to Mile End Old Town, with 6 deaths, or at the rate of "05
per 1,000 of the population ;
93 belonged to the White chapel District, with 3 deaths, or at the rate of
.04 per 1,000 of the population.
The Death Rate throughout the whole Borough was .09 per 1,000 of the population.
The Death Rate for the whole of London was .10 per 1,000.
Enteric Fever.
51 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year, or 28 less than in the
previous year.
9 occurred in the Lime house District, with no deaths;
9 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with 2 deaths ;
24 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 7 deaths ;
9 occurred in the White chapel District, with no deaths.
The Death Rate throughout the whole Borough was .03 per 1,000 of the population.
The Death Rate for the whole of London was .03 per 1, 000.
The diminution in the incidence of Enteric Fever has been most marked during the last twelve years, as is seen by the following figures:—
| In 1901 the number of cases was | 245 |
| 1902 | 273 |
| 1903 | 179 |
| 1904 | 183 |
| 1905 | 117 |
| 1906 | 119 |
| 1907 | 107 |
| 1908 | 83 |
| 1909 | 63 |
| 1910 | 111 |
| 1911 | 79 |
| 1912 | 51 |
Erysipelas.
346 cases were notified, or 128 less than in the previous year.
71 occurred in the Lime house District, with 1 death ;
43 occurred in St. George-in-the-East, with no deaths ;
131 occurred in Mile End Old Town, with 1 death;
101 occurred in the White chapel District, with 2 deaths.