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Epidemic Diarrhœa.
The number of deaths was 89, or 25 less than in the previous year.
2(5 belonged to the Limehouse District,or at the rate of .48 per 1,000
16 „ St.-George-in-the-East „ „ .38 ,,
31 ,, Mile End Old Town ,, ,, .29 ,,
Hi „ the Whitechapel District „ ,, .29 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the annual rate of .34 per
1,000. 76 of the deaths, or over 85 per cent., were those of infants under one
year of age.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
710 deaths were due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, or 8 less than
in the previous year.
158 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 2.95 per 1,000.
140 „ St. George-in-the-East ,, „ 3.38 ,,
265 „ Mde End Old Town „ „ 2.50 „
147 „ the Whitechapel District „ „ 2.66 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 2.77 per 1,000 of the population.
Influenza.
22 deaths were due to Influenza, or 8 less than in the previous year.
5 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of .09 per 1,000.
5 „ St. George-in-the-East „ ,, .12 „
5 ,, Mile End Old Town „ „ 04 „
7 ,, the Whitechapel District „ „ .12 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the rate of '08 per 1,000,
and that for London as a whole was '17 per 1,000 of the population.
Cancer.
307 deaths were due to Cancer, or 9 more than in the previous year.
66 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.23 per 1,000.
46 „ St. George-in-the-East „ „ 1.08 „
116 „ Mile End Old Town „ „ 1.09 „
80 „ the Whitechapel District ,, „ 1.44 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the annual rate of 1.19 per
1,000 of the population.