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Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VII.—STATISTICS PROVIDED BY THE REGISTRAR-
GENERAL.
Memo. 1, 1931, M.O.H. Met. B. C.B.
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
These statistics are forwarded for the information of the Medical Officer
of Health in connection with paragraph 4 and Appendix II of Circular 1417
dated the 25th October, 1934, addressed to Medical Officers of Health from
the Ministry of Health.
(1) Numbers of stillbirths registered in Stepney during the calendar year, 1934:—
| Stillbirths registered. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Stillbirths allocated to the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Legitimate and Illegitimate) | Males | 99 | 5 | 43 | 61 |
| Females | 77 | 3 | 30 | 50 | |
| Illegitimate | Males | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Females | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
(2) Numbers of cases of infectious diseases notified in Stepney during the 52 weeks ended 29th December, 1934.
| Smallpox | 9 | Puerperal Fever | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 858 | Puerperal Pyrexia | 38 |
| Diphtheria | 762 | Erysipelas | 165 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | Pneumonia | 313 |
The case rates of these diseases for England and Wales per 1,000
population are respectively as follows:— Smallpox 0.004, Scarlet Fever 3'76,
Diphtheria 170, Enteric Fever 0-03, Puerperal Fever 0.06, Puerperal Pyrexia
0.15, Erysipelas 0.51, Pneumonia 1.27.
The case rates for Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia are better
expressed in relation to the births registered rather than to the population.
When calculated on this basis the rates are:—
Puerperal Fever 4 0 and Puerperal Pyrexia 9.6 per 1,000 total births
(i.e. live and stillbirths) registered during the year.
Memorandum S.D. 52. 1935.
(3)
| Live Births registered (excluding re-registrations). | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers, | Live births allocated to the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Live Births (Legitimate and Illegitimate) | Males | 2,700 | 86 | 1,110 | 1,676 |
| Females | 2,564 | 96 | 1,034 | 1,626 | |
| Illegitimate Live Births | Males | 62 | 14 | 12 | 64 |
| Females | 60 | 20 | 11 | 61 | |
Memo, S.D./E.P.
(4)
| Deaths under 1 year of age: | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. | 160 | 8 | |
| F. | 109 | 4 | |