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Stepney 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the rate of .16 per 1,000
while that for the whole of London was .05 per 1,000 of the population.
12 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate
of .22 per 1,000.
13 of the deaths belonged to the St. George-in-the-East, or at the
rate of .32 per 1,000.
15 of the deaths belonged to the Mile End Old Town, or at the
rate of .14 per 1,000.
1 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of .01 per 1,000.
The annual number of deaths from Measles since 1901, is as follows:—
| 1901 | 155 |
| 1902 | 158 |
| 1903 | 162 |
| 1904 | 176 |
| 1905 | 151 |
| 1906 | 171 |
| 1907 | 155 |
| 1908 | 264 |
| 1909 | 236 |
| 1910 | 93 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1912 | 172 |
| 1913 | 95 |
| 1914 | 174 |
| 1915 | 113 |
| 1916 | 63 |
| 1917 | 103 |
| 1918 | 145 |
| 1919 | 14 |
| 1920 | 48 |
| 1921 | 41 |
Whooping: Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 24, or 50 less than
in the previous year.
10 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .18 per 1,000.
4 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .09 per 1,000.
8 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of .01 per 1,000.
2 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of .03 per
1,000.
The death-rate for the Borough was .09 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was .12 per 1,000.