London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Stepney 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Cancer.
274 deaths were due to Cancer, or 11 more than in the previous year.
50 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .94 per
1,000 of the population.
34 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of .83 per
1,000 of the population.
129 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 1.23 per 1,000
of the population.
61 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 1.13 per
1,000 of the population.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the annual rate of T08 per
1,000 of the population.
The number of people who die from Cancer is steadily increasing year by
year in the Borough. This is partly due to the fact that being a disease of
advanced life, a gradual and regular decline in the death-rate means that
more people live to an age susceptible to Cancer.
The increase in the number of deaths is shown in the following table, although the population was gradually decreasing:—
| 1916 | 232 |
| 1917 | 235 |
| 3918 | 239 |
| 1919 | 234 |
| 1920 | 244 |
| 1921 | 263 |
| 1922 | 274 |
Infantile Mortality.
476 infants died under 1 year of age, or 74 less than in the previous year.
121 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 76 per
1,000 births.
87 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 82 per 1,000
births.
187 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 75 per 1,000
births.
81 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 90 per
1,000 births.