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 4. TABLE 4 —
RETURNS OF MORTALITY IN THE HAMLET OF MILE END OLD TOWN, FOR 1900.
Including the Deaths occurring in the Workhouse Infirmary and excluding the Deaths Deaths of Parishioners of Mile End Old in the Jewish Home, Stepney Green ; Moses Alms Houses, Devonshire Street; Trinity Town which occurred in Public Institu-Alms Houses ; City of London Union ; The East End Mothers Home ; and South Grove tions outside the Hamlet, such as Iios-
Workhouse. pitals, Asylums, etc. Total Deaths from all causes.
DISEASES. | AGES. | AGES. | AGES. | |||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | O | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | |
1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 90 | |
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 20 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... |
Membranous Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 7 | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Relapsing do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Gastro Enteritis | 41 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Measles | 14 | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 68 | 8 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 12 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 122 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 136 | 7 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 100 | 71 | 12 | 11 | 186 | 115 | 15 | 18 | 1 | ... | 28 | 6 | 115 | 89 | 13 | 11 | 214 | 121 |
Heart Disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 27 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 |
Injuries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
All other Diseases | 395 | 80 | 23 | 19 | 258 | 213 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 98 | 23 | 435 | 105 | 44 | 40 | 356 | 236 |
635 | 205 | 51 | 49 | 610 | 357 | 69 | 79 | 36 | 32 | 156 | 32 | 704 | 284 | 87 | 81 | 766 | 389 |