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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Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year.
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Causes of Death.
Under
1 and
under
2 years
2 and
under
5 years
5 and
under
15 years
15 and
under
20 years.
25 and
under
46 years.
45 and
under
65 year*.
65 and
upwards.
All
ages.
Enteric Fever
..
..
..
1
2
3
..
..
6
Small pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Moaslos
..
9
4
1
..
..
..
..
14
Scarlet Fevor
..
2
3
4
..
..
..
..
9
Whooping Cough
8
3
2
2
..
..
..
..
15
Diphtheria and all deaths from Croup (except
"Spasmodic," "False," "Stridulous" and
"Catarrhal")
4
7
21
11
..
..
..
..
43
Influenza
4
3
5
7
21
53
51
37
181
Erysipelas
2
..
..
..
..
1
1
4
8
Cerebro-Spinal Fevor
4
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
6
Typhus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Continued Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dysentery
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
2
Glanders
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Anthrax
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Lead Poisoning
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
367
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)
..
..
4
..
58
142
131
21
Tuberculous Meningitis (Acute Hydrocephalus)
1
3
13
4
3
1
2
..
27
Other Tuberculous Diseases
3
7
..
5
2
4
2
..
23
Rheumatic Fever
..
..
..
2
..
1
1
1
5
Cancer, malignant disease (Sarcoma, Rodent
Ulcer, &c.)
1
..
..
..
2
29
123
79
234
Bronchitis
29
6
4
1
2
23
167
215
447
Broncho-Pneumonia
42
25
18
8
5
18
34
25
175
Pneumonia (all other forms)
8
14
15
8
13
45
62
42
207
Other diseases of respiratory organs
1
3
..
..
1
2
11
3
21
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all deaths from
diarrhcea, except those secondary to some
welL-defined disease)
89
15
5
2
..
1
5
8
125
Appendicitis and Typhlitis
..
..
1
11
6
2
..
..
20
Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens, Acute and'
Chronic Alcoholism (but not those from
Organic Disease due to Alcoholism)
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Cirrhosis of Liver
..
..
..
..
..
1
7
3
11
Nephritis and Bright's Disease
..
1
1
1
1
15
41
24
87
Puerperal Fever (Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Pelvic
Peritonitis, Peri- and Endo-Metritis occurring
in the Puerperium)
..
..
..
..
1
5
..
..
6
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and
Parturition
10
..
..
..
2
4
..
..
16
Congenital Debility and Malformation,
including Premature Birth, Atrophy, Marasmus,
want of Breast Milk, but not from
Atelectasis
193
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
193
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide
10
3
8
22
10
9
26
36
124
Suicides
..
..
..
..
..
3
5
5
13
Heart Disease
3
..
2
5
19
44
108
138
319
Old Age
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
152
154
Other Defined Diseases
17
7
9
19
31
68
177
130
458
Diseases ill-defined or unknown
3
2
2
1
..
2
1
2
13
Encephalitis Letliargica
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Totals
432
111
117
126
180
477
963
925
3,331