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Epidemic Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths was 73, or 2 less than in the previous year.
19 belonged to the Limehouse District or at the rate of .35 per 1,000
19 „ ,, St. George-in-the-East ,, ,, .46 ,,
18 ,, ,, Mile End Old Town ,, ,, .17 ,,
17 ,, „ Whitechapel District ,, ,, .31 ,,
60 of the deaths, or nearly 83 per cent., were those of infants under
1 year of age.
The deaths under one year of age from this disease is remarkable considering
what the number was previous to 1917. The deaths from this disease
is not limited to the hot weather, as is observed by the following table, and is
not therefore due entirely to climatic conditions.
The following table shows the number of deaths of infants under one
year of age from Diarrhoea and the period of the year, &c., for the years
1913-1924:—
Year.
1st qtr.
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
Oct. &
Nov.
Dec.
Total
under
1.
Percentage
of deaths
occurring
from
July 1st
to end of
November.
per cent.
Deaths
from
Diarrhoea
over 1
and under
2 years
of age.
1913
81
21
131
58
8
249
75
38
1914
16
15
131
60
8
230
83
39
1915
9
13
121
45
4
192
86
43
1916
14
6
53
28
1
102
80
25
1917
5
20
52
24
7
108
70
31
1918
9
9
17
23
7
65
61
7
1919
12
8
60
9
—
89
77
15
1920
4
13
41
16
3
77
74
5
1921
16
10
96
18
3
143
80
27
1922
6
11
13
16
5
51
56
6
1923
13
8
26
12
6
65
58
9
1924
8
14
16
17
5
60
55
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Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.
777 deaths were due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, or 101 more
than in the previous year.
205 belonged to the Limehouse District or at the rate of 3*85 per 1,000.
126 „ St. George-in-the-East „ ,, 3.06 „
281 „ Mile End Old Town „ „ 2.67
165 ,, Whitechapel District ,, ,, 3.09 ,,