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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases were distributed as follows, together with the deaths in each district:—

The Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases were distributed as follows, together with the deaths in each district:—

NotificationsDeaths.Percentage.
Limehouse District2129042.4
St. George's District2085325.4
Mile End Old Town50016232.4
Whitechapel District31014948.0

Table: The number of notifications and deaths per 1,000 of the population was as follows:—

The number of notifications and deaths per 1,000 of the population was as follows:—

Notifications.Deaths.
Limehouse District4.051.72
St. George's District4.481.14
Mile End Old Town4.521.46
Whitechapel District4.822.31
Whole of the Borough4.501.66

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Of the cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified for the first time in 1914, 120
or 9.7 per cent. died before the end ot the year.
All the cases were not notified. 189 deaths occurred in 1914, the certificates
of death stating that they had died from Consumption, although they had never
been notified to be suffering from the disease during their life time; 25 of these
lived in common lodging houses.
Of the 1,230 new cases notified during the year, 424 were insured and
804 were not insured. That is, nearly 35 per cent. of all the cases were
insured. If we deduct the new cases under 15 years of age, which are, of
course, all uninsured, the insured cases comprise 44 per cent. of the total.

Table: The number of insured persons that received sanatorium treatment by the London Insurance Committee was 188, and were referred to the following institutions for treatment:—

The number of insured persons that received sanatorium treatment by the London Insurance Committee was 188, and were referred to the following institutions for treatment:—

Sanatoria164
City of London Chest Hospital2
Brompton Hospital13
University College Hospital1
Royal National Hospital2
Metropolitan Hospital3
Metropolitan Convalescent Home, Cranbrook1
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital1
St. Catherine's Home, Ventnor1

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14 non-insured persons were admitted to Sanatoria through the London County
Council.
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