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Stepney 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year.Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year.

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Causes of Death.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 Ages.
Enteric Fever...............1......1
Small Pox...........................
Measles ...1529153............62
Scarlet Fever11421.........9
Whooping Cough4051321............124
Diphtheria and all deaths from Croup (except, "spasmodic" "False" "stridulous" and "catarrhal")101736161.........80
Influenza73426225036130
Erysipelas1......1...1115
Cerebro-Spinal Fever............1............1
Typhus Fever...........................
Continued Fever..............................
Dysentery...............22...4
Glanders...........................
Anthrax...............1......1
Lead Poisoning..............................
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)...3...66211610621314
Tuberculous Meningitis (Acute Hydrocephalus)...563221...19
Other Tuberculous Diseases2262243223
Rheumatic Fever......1222......7
Cancer, malignant disease (Sarcoma, Rodent Ulcer, etc.)............23115388274
Bronchitis2692318128196382
Broncho-Pneumonia92672875153322269
Pneumonia (all other forms)30322287418735262
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all deaths from Diarrhoea, except those secondary to some...2...1...715833 57
well defined disease)516..................
Appendicitis and Typhlitis Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism (but not those from...137561...23
organic disease due to alcoholism)..................1...1
Cirrhosis of Liver...............29112
Nephritis and Bright's Disease Puerperal Fever (Pyaemia, Bepticsemia, Saprsemia, Pelvic Peritonitis,Peri- and Endo-......148174928107
Metritis occurring in the Puerperium)..................16......7
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy...........................
and Parturition Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, Atrophy, Marasmus, want of Breast Milk, but not from15.........271...25
Atelectasis149.....................149
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide744128232123102
Suicides...............1011223
Heart Disease11...201751130133353
Old Age..................1157158
Other Defined Diseases27188261961159144462
Diseases ill-defined or unknown151.........119
Encephalitis Lethargica.... ........1...1...2
Acute Encephalitis.........1............1
Acute Encephalitis Myelitis.........1............1
Uncertified Death1.....................1
Total4762561731291514469648983,493