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Stepney 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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12
Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character was 203, or 39
less than in the previous year.
They include all deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough
Diphtheria, Enteric Fever and Diarrhœa.
67 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.25 per 1,000.
32 „ St. George-in-the-East „ „ .77 „
72 ,, Mile End Old Town „ „ .68 „
32 „ the Whitechapel District „ „ .58 „
The death-rate for the wholeBorough was .79 per 1,000 of the population.

Table: Phthisis.432 new cases were notified, or 73 less than in the previous year.

Phthisis.

432 new cases were notified, or 73 less than in the previous year.

Notification of New Cases.Number of Deaths from Phthisis.Death Rat per 1,000.
Limehouse District7350.93
St. George-in-the-East7637.89
Mile End Old Town15488.83
Whitechapel District129641.15
Whole Borough432239.93

Table: Number of deaths from Consumption from 1916 to 1926:—

Number of deaths from Consumption from 1916 to 1926:—

Limehouse District.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.Whole Borough.
19169569146165475
191710882162154506
191810292184164542
19198151123112367
192060489481283
192164498799299
1922535410998314
192362499559265
1924574410269272
1925584510682291
192650378864239

Table: Other Forms of Tuberculosis.99 new cases were notified, or 1 less than in the previous year:—

Other Forms of Tuberculosis.

99 new cases were notified, or 1 less than in the previous year:—

Notifications.Deaths.Death-rate par 1,000
Limehouse District137•13
St. George-in-the-East1714•33
Mile End Old Town4513•12
Whitechapel District247•12
Whole Borough9941•16