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Stepney 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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96 of the deaths, or nearly 84 per cent., were those of infants under 1 year
of age.
The deaths from this disease is not limited to the hot weather, as is
generally believed, and is not therefore due entirely to climatic conditions.
Less than one-half of the infants under one year of age who were certified as
having died from Infective Enteritis or Diarrhoea died in July, August and
September.

Table: The following table shows the number of deaths of infants under one year of age from Diarrhœa and the period of the year, etc., for the years 1913-1925:—

The following table shows the number of deaths of infants under one year of age from Diarrhœa and the period of the year, etc., for the years 1913-1925:—

Year.1st qtr.2nd qtr.3rd qtr.Oct. & Nov.Dec.Total under 1.Percentage of deaths occurring from July 1st to end of November. per cent.Deaths from Diarrhœa over 1 and under 2 years of age.
191331211315882497538
191416151316082308339
19159131214541928643
1916146532811028025
1917520522471087031
1918991723765617
1919128609—897715
19204134116377745
19211610961831438027
19226111316551566
19231382612665589
192481416175605510
19258741319963316

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Diseases of the Respiratory Organs,
718 deaths were due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, or 59 less than
in the previous year.
182 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 3.40 per 1,000.
98 „ St. George-in-the-East ,, „ 2.36 „
247 „ Mile End Old Town „ „ 2.33 „
191 „ the Whitechapel District „ „ 3.46 ,,
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 2.80 per 1,000 of the
population.