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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Compared with 1912, the causes of death were:—
Disease. | 1912. | 1913. | Increase. | Decrease. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 14 | 7 | — | 7 |
Enteric Fever | 9 | 10 | 1 | — |
Measles | 172 | 95 | — | 77 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 25 | 21 | — | 4 |
Whooping Cough | 90 | 26 | — | 64 |
Erysipelas | 4 | 11 | 7 | — |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 178 | 305 | 127 | — |
Rheumatic Fever | 10 | 16 | 6 | — |
Phthisis | 433 | 447 | 14 | — |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 105 | 125 | 20 | — |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 975 | 889 | - | 86 |
Heart Disease | 323 | 363 | 40 | — |
Appendicitis | 11 | 23 | 12 | — |
Influenza | 31 | 24 | — | 7 |
Nephritis | 124 | 132 | 8 | — |
Puerperal Fever | 13 | 7 | — | 6 |
Injuries | 223 | 221 | — | 2 |
Suicides | 23 | 21 | — | 2 |
Convulsive and Wasting Diseases | 175 | 159 | - | 16 |
Premature Births | 184 | 121 | — | 63 |
Old Age | 181 | 172 | — | 9 |
Cancer | 232 | 236 | 4 | — |
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Live | 34 | 30 | - | 4 |
All other causes | 675 | 700 | 25 | — |
4,244 | 4,161 | 264 | 347 |
There were
Accidents | 141 |
Alcoholism | 8 |
Aneurism of Aorta | 4 |
Apoplexy | 40 |
Bright's Disease | 14 |
Burns (adults) | 10 |
Cancer | |
Diseases of the Lungs :— | |
Bronchitis | 24 |
Pneumonia | 49 |
Phthisis | 22 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 |