London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The proportion of persons married was 18.5 per 1,000 of the population.
427 marriages occurred in the Lime house District, or at the rate of 16 per
1,000 of the population.
255 marriages occurred in St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 10.8
per 1,000 of the population.
1,365 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 24.6
per 1,000 of the population.
522 marriages occurred in the White chapel District, or at the rate of 15.7
per 1,000 of the population.
| The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was | 4,566 |
| Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not belonging thereto | 1,044 |
| 3,522 | |
| Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough | 722 |
| 4,244 |
The deaths consisted of 2,286 males and 1,958 females.
The death-rate throughout the whole Borough was 15.3 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 13.6 per 1,000.
982 of the deaths belonged to the Lime house District, or at the rate of
18.5 per 1,000.
747 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of
15.9 per 1,000.
1,501 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 13 5
per 1,000.
1,014 of the deaths belonged to the White chapel District, or at the rate
of 15.2 per 1,000.