Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 6.
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS
YEAR | Population | Live Births | Deaths | Deaths under 1 Year | Maternal Deaths | Cancer Deaths | Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms). | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate * | No. | Rate * | No. | Rate / | No. | Rate / | No. | Rate * | No. | Rate* | ||
1901 | 298,600 | 11052 | 37.0 | 6217 | 20.8 | 1817 | 165 | 17 | 1.5 | 211 | 0.7 | 865 | 2.8 |
1911 | 279,560 | 8464 | 30.2 | 4854 | 17.3 | 1261 | 148 | 24 | 2.8 | 236 | 0.8 | 647 | 2.3 |
1921 | 249,657 | 6169 | 24.7 | 3244 | 12.9 | 550 | 89 | 10 | 1.6 | 263 | 1.0 | 346 | 1.3 |
1931 | 225,238 | 4010 | 17.8 | 2958 | 13.1 | 313 | 78 | 9 | 2.1 | 342 | 1.5 | 254 | 1.1 |
1939 | 197,200 | 2466 | 12.5 | 2213 | 12.0 | 127 | 53 | 8 | 3.3 | 319 | 1.6 | 148 | 0.7 |
1941 | 74,780 | 1164 | 15.5 | 1883 | 25.1 | 64 | 79 | 3 | 3.5 | 203 | 2.7 | 145 | 1.9 |
1942 | 71,980 | 1271 | 17.6 | 1243 | 17.2 | 66 | 52 | 5 | 3.7 | 171 | 2.3 | 85 | 1.8 |
1943 | 72,920 | 1371 | 18.8 | 1368 | 18.7 | 73 | 53 | 3 | 2.1 | 188 | 2.5 | 107 | 1.4 |
1944 | 73,030 | 1306 | 17.8 | 1425 | 19.5 | 77 | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 185 | 2.5 | 96 | 1.3 |
1945 | 77,610 | 1442 | 18.5 | 1469 | 18.9 | 81 | 56 | 4 | 2.6 | 201 | 2.5 | 110 | 1.4 |
1946 | 94,800 | 2147 | 22.6 | 1399 | 14.7 | 110 | 51 | 4 | 1.8 | 198 | 2.1 | 81 | 0.8 |
1947 | 100,020 | 2184 | 21.8 | 1419 | 14.1 | 82 | 37 | 2 | 0.8 | 229 | 2.2 | 99 | 0.9 |
1948 | 99,470 | 2077 | 20.2 | 1228 | 12.3 | 59 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 239 | 2.3 | 75 | 0.7 |
1949 | 100,550 | 1830 | 18.1 | 1339 | 13.3 | 59 | 32 | 1 | 0.5 | 255 | 2.5 | 71 | 0.7 |
1950 | 99,730 | 1845 | 18.5 | 1255 | 12.5 | 49 | 26 | 2 | 1.0 | 244 | 2.4 | 56 | 0.5 |
1951 | 98,858 | 1846 | 18.7 | 1364 | 13.8 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 2.3 | 49 | 0.4 |
1952 | 99,000 | 1894 | 19.1 | 1371 | 13.8 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 241 | 2.4 | 50 | 0.5 |
1953 | 98,570, | 1919 | 19.5 | 1187 | 12.0 | 75 | 39 | 1 | 0.5 | 237 | 2.4 | 43 | 0.4 |
1954 | 97,900 | 1851 | 18.9 | 1126 | 11.5 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0.5 | 261 | 2.6 | 36 | 0.3 |
1955 | 98,180. | 1826 | 18.5 | .1183 | 12.0 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1.0 | 247 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.2 |
1956 | 98,160 | 1909 | 19.4 | 1186 | 12.1 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 2.4 | 17 | 0.2 |
1957 | 97,810 | 1853 | 18.9 | 1214 | 12.4 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 0.5 | 249 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.2 |
1958 | 96,360 | 1818 | 18.9 | 1161 | 12.0 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 1.0 | 221 | 2.3 | 16 | 0.2 |
1959 | 94,900 | 1811 | 19.1 | 1246 | 13.1 | 45 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 242 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.2 |
I960 | 93,850 | 1714 | 18.3 | 1037 | 11.05 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 1.1 | 213 | 2.3 | 8 | 0.1 |
* Per 1000 population. / Per 1000 total births.