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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Old Age.
345 deaths were due to old age; this corresponds to a
death rate of 1.1 per 1,000 of the population.
Per 1,000 of
the population.
102 occurred in Limehouse, or at the rate of 1.7
160 ,, Mile End, „ ,, 1.4
33 ,, St. George's, „ „ 0.6
50 ,, Whitechapel, ,, „ 0.6
During the year 2,623 notifications were received, of
which 170 referred to Small Pox, 706 to Diphtheria, 15 to
Croup, 367 to Erysipelas, 1,106 to Scarlet Fever, 3 to Typhus
Fever, 245 to Typhoid Fever, 11 to Puerperal Fever; of
these—
619 occurred in the Limehouse District.
907 „ „ Mile End ,,
453 ,, „ St. George's „
644 ,, „ Whitechapel ,,