London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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5
240 marriages occurred in St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 10.3
per 1,000 of the population.
1,352 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 24.4
per 1,000 of the population.
506 marriages occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 15.1
per 1,000 of the population.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was 4,844
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not
belonging thereto 1,093
3,751
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough 799
4,550
The deaths consisted of 2,477 males and 2,073 females.
The death-rate throughout the whole Borough was 16.6 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 14.4 per 1,000.
1,026 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
19.6 per 1,000.
821 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of
17.7 per 1,000.
1,674 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 15T
per l,000.
1,029 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of 16.0 per 1,000.
There were included, the deaths of 7 Belgian soldiers who died in the London
Hospital, one refugee, and the death of the spy Lody, who was shot in the Tower
of London.

The following table shows the death-rate throughout the whole Borough and in the various districts since 1890:—

Limehouse.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.The whole Borough.
189026.835.020.024.025.2
189126.029.121.224.724.4
189225.527.823.025.224.9
189327.731.022.825.025.5
189424.226.521.120.322.3
189527.329.522.522.824.0
189623.724.419.920.121.7