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Stepney 1916

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: TABLE III.— Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1916Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

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TABLE III.— Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1916

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 ana under 65 years.	65 and upwards.
All causes	Certified		3,795	656	235	171	146	150	512	968	957	2,325
All causes	Uncertified		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Enteric Fever			7	..	..	..	2	1	2	1	1	5
Small-pox			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles			63	10	35	16	2	..	..	..	..	17
Scarlet Fever			13	2	2	5	4	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough..			69	34	19	15	1	..	..	..	..	25
Diphtheria and Croup			40	3	11	19	6	..	1	..	..	18
Influenza			27	..	..	..	1	..	2	8	16	4
Erysipelas			2	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	5
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)			475	1	..	5	11	59	190	168	41	223
Tuberculous Meningitis			52	9	12	12	15	1	3	..	..	89
Other Tuberculous Diseases			37	10	8	3	9	3	2	1	1	66
Cancer, malignant disease			232	..	..	..	..	4	33	121	74	182
Rheumatic Fever			5	..	..	..	2	2	1	..	..	2
Meningitis			25	11	6	4	2	2	..	..	..	21
Organic Heart Disease			403	..	1	2	14	21	59	156	150	134
Bronchitis			349	38	11	5	1	4	9	102	179	110
Pneumonia (all forms)			421	94	69	42	10	16	45	95	50	220
Other diseases of respiratory organs			26	2	2	1	3	..	10	7	1	21
Diarrhoea and Enteritis			144	102	25	10	1	..	1	3	2	129
Appendicitis and Typhlitis			14	..	..	1	8	1	2	2	..	46
Cirrhosis of Liver			20	..	..	..	..	..	3	13	4	8
Alcoholism			2	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	1
Nephritis and Bright's Disease			124	..	..	2	2	3	33	57	27	61
Puerperal Fever			4	..	..	..	..	1	3	..	..	17
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition			25	17	..	..	..	..	8	..	..	16
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth			263	263	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	165
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide			172	19	8	12	26	7	22	41	37	120
Suicide			11	..	..	..	..	1	5	4	1	4
Other Defined Diseases			639	24	16	13	20	19	68	177	362	610
Diseases ill-defined or unknown			71	16	10	4	6	4	8	12	11	6
Totals			3,795	656	235	171	1 16	150	512	968	957	2,325
Sub-entries included in above figures		Cerebro-spinal meningitis	25	11	6	4	2	₂	..	..	..	21
Sub-entries included in above figures		Poliomyelitis	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	3