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Stepney 1915

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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1915.Metropolitan Borough, of Stepney.

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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1915.

Metropolitan Borough, of Stepney.

Causes or Death.			Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
Causes or Death.			All ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 and upwards.
All causes	Certified		4527	861	310	246	180	200	631	1092	1007	2759
All causes	Uncertified		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Enteric Fever			4	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	..	4
Small-pox			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles			113	25	55	31	2	..	..	..	..	56
Scarlet Fever			27	4	7	9	7	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough			50	21	20	9	..	..	..	..	..	23
Diphtheria and Croup			66	8	13	28	17	..	..	..	..	28
Influenza			27	..	..	..	..	1	4	11	11	6
Erysipelas			7	4	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	5
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)			499	..	4	7	11	72	213	154	38	237
Tuberculous Meningitis			57	8	11	20	14	3	1	..	..	91
Other Tuberculous Diseases			61	15	11	10	6	4	10	1	4	66
Cancer, malignant disease			255	..	..	..	2	4	42	143	64	229
Rheumatic Fever			6	..	..	..	3	1	..	2	..	2
Meningitis			14	7	2	1	4	..	..	..	..	41
Organic Heart Disease			441	1	..	1	15	23	77	179	145	185
Bronchitis			452	49	18	11	1	2	25	158	188	133
Pneumonia (all forms)			571	113	84	67	23	19	81	107	77	330
Other diseases of respiratory organs			33	..	3	1	..	2	6	11	10	18
Diarrhoea and Enteritis			260	192	43	9	3	..	3	4	6	213
Appendicitis and Typhlitis			131	..	..	3	3	3	1	2	1	47
Cirrhosis of Liver			22	..	..	...	..	..	5	13	4	15
Alcoholism			8	..	..	..	..	..	6	2	..	2
Nephritis and Bright's Disease			117	..	1	..	3	5	24	55	28	64
Puerperal Fever			6	..	..	..	..	3	3	..	..	16
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition			24	15	..	..	..	2	7	..	..	10
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth			318	318	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	145
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide			228	22	5	19	30	14	47	54	37	199
Suicide			20	..	..	..	..	1	10	6	3	8
Other Defined Diseases			757	46	15	13	29	36	60	178	380	545
Diseases ill-defined or unknown			71	13	17	6	7	4	4	10	10	14
Totals ..			4,527	861	310	246	180	200	631	1092	1007	2759
Sub-entries included in above figures		Cerebro-spinal menin gitis	14	7	2	1	4	..	..	..	..	25
		Poliomyelitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
		Typhus Fever	2	.....	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1