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Stepney 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year, 1924.Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year, 1924.

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Causes of Death.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25and under 45 years,45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.All Ages.
Enteric Fever...1...1112...6
Small Pox...........................
Measles1824178............57
Scarlet Fever21..................3
Whooping Cough181592............89
Diphtheria and all deaths from Croup (excep* '•spasmodic" "false" "stridulous" and "catarrhal")46104............24
Influenza...84! 2...9212467
Erysipelas1............11...8
Cerobro-Spinal Fever...111............3
Typhus Fever...........................
Continued Fever...........................
Dysentery...........................
Glanders..............................
Anthrax ..............................
Lead Poisoning...........................
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)...1...6541049418272
Tuberculous Meningitis (Acute Hydrocephalus)388221......24
Other Tuberculous Diseases6224445...27
Rheumatic Fever.........52...1...8
Cancer, mnlignant disease (Sarcoma, Rodenl Ulcer, etc.).........1239151108801
Bronchitis2148...224125177861
Broncho-Pneumonia68551862128887231
Pneumonia (all other forms)20171145285681172
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs2............36213
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all deaths from Diarrhoea, except those secondary to some well defined disease)60102............173
Appendicitis and Typhlitis1...25712220
Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism (but not those from organic disease due to alcoholism)...........................
Cirrhosis of Liver...............l326
Nephritis and Bright's Disease1...122204480100
Puerperal Fever (Pyaemia, Septicromia, Suprajuiia, Pelvic Peritonitis,Peri- and Endo-Metritis occurring in the Puerperium)...............81...4
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition11.........12......14
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, Atrophy, Marasmus, want of Breast Milk, but not from Atelectasis189.....................139
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide9...65611202897
Suicides............255l18
Heart Disease2...1171641100138310
Old Age..................1184185
Other Defined Diseases8086212568222196576
Diseases ill-defiued or unknown12...l...12l...
Encephalitis Lethargica...1...118......6
Total107168106981888858959208,112