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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ig the year.
| 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and up-wards | All ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Whooping Co | . . | . . | .. | .. | 15 |
| Diphtheria an | |||||
| "Spasmodi | |||||
| "Catarrhal | .. | . . | . . | .. | 43 |
| Influenza | 21 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 181 |
| Erysipelas | . . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Cerebro-Spint | 1 | . . | .. | . . | 6 |
| Typhus Fever | . . | . . | .. | . . | . . |
| Continued Fever | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. |
| Dysentery | .. | . . | .. | .. | 2 |
| Glanders | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . |
| Anthrax | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lead Poisonin | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . |
| Phthisis (puln | 58 | 142 | 131 | 21 | 367 |
| Tuberculous A | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 27 |
| Other Tubercu | 2 | 4 | 2 | . . | 23 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cancer, malig | |||||
| Ulcer, &c.) | 2 | 29 | 123 | 79 | 234 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 23 | 167 | 215 | 447 |
| Broncho-Pneu | 5 | 18 | 34 | 25 | 175 |
| Pneumonia (al | 13 | 45 | 62 | 42 | 207 |
| Other diseases | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| Diarrhoea an | |||||
| diarrhoea, e | |||||
| well.-defined | .. | 1 | 5 | 8 | 125 |
| Appendicitis a | 6 | 2 | . . | .. | 20 |
| Alcoholism, 1 | |||||
| Chronic Ah | |||||
| Organic Dis | .. | . . | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Li- | .. | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Nephritis and | 1 | 15 | 41 | 24 | 87 |
| Puerperal Fev | |||||
| Peritonitis, ] | |||||
| in the Puerj | 1 | 5 | . . | .. | 6 |
| Other accident: | |||||
| Parturition | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 16 |
| Congenital | |||||
| including Pi | |||||
| mus, want | |||||
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 193 |
| Violent Death | 10 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 124 |
| Suicides | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Heart Disease | 19 | 44 | 108 | 138 | 319 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | 2 | 152 | 154 |
| Other Defined | 31 | 68 | 177 | 130 | 458 |
| Diseases ill-de | .. | 2 | 1 .. | 2 | 13 |
| Encephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| 180 | 477 | 963 | 925 | 3,331 . |
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