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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Deaths from diseases of a Tubercular nature, other than Phthisis, from 1916 to 1926.
| Limehouse District. | St. George's. | Mile End. | Whitechapel. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 89 |
| 1917 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 113 |
| 1918 | 20 | - 22 | 32 | 12 | 86 |
| 1919 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 50 |
| 1920 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 50 |
| 1921 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 1922 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 1923 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 |
| 1924 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 51 |
| 1925 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
| 1926 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
Of the 280 deaths certified to be due to Phthisis and all other forms of
Tuberculosis:—
Number dying unnotified 61
Poor Law 15
Other institutions 30
General practitioners 16
Number notified at death 31
Poor Law 24
Other institutions 4
General practitioners 3
Number notified within one month of death 30
Number notified within three months of death 29
Number notified within six months of death 22