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Stepney 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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The death-rate for the whole Borough was 3.05 per 1,000 of the
population.
Inf luenza.
G7 deaths were due to Influenza, or 33 more than in the previous year.
18 belonged to the Limehouse District or at the rate of .33 per 1,000.
5 St. George-in-the-East „ „ .12 ,,
24 „ Mile End Old Town ,, „ .22 „
20 ,, Whitechapel District „ „ .36 „
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The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the rate of .25 per 1,000,
and that for London as a whole was .36 per 1,000 of the population.
Cancer.
301 deaths were due to Cancer, or 19 less than in the previous year.
56 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1.05 per 1,000.
55 „ St. George-in-the-East „ „ 1.33 „
108 „ Mile End Old Town „ „ 1.02 „
82 „ Whitechapel District „ „ 1.49 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was at the annual rate of 1.18 per
1,000 of the population.
Zymotic Diseases.
The total deaths from diseases of a Zymotic character was 202, or 13
more than in the previous year.
They include all deaths from Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, Enteric Fever and Diarrhoea.
61 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 1T4 per 1,000.
32 „ „ St. George-in-the-East „ „ .77 „
72 „ „ Mile tind Old Town „ „ .70 „
37 „ ,, the Whitechapel District „ „ .67 „
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .79 per 1,000 of the population.

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.
191381211315882497538
191416151316082308339
19159131214541928643
1916146532811028025
1917520522471087031
1918991723765617
1919128609—897715
19204134116377745
19211610961831438027
19226111316551566
19231382612665589
192481416175605510