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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
123 new cases were notified, or 5 less than in the previous year:—
| Notifications. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse District | 29 | 14 |
| St. George-in-the-East | 19 | 10 |
| Mile End Old Town | 46 | 14 |
| Whitechapel District | 29 | 7 |
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .18 per 1,000 of the population.
Of the 266 deaths certified to be due to Phthisis and all other forms of
Tuberculosis:—
Number dying unnotified 22
Poor Law 6
Other institutions 13
General Practitioners 3
Number notified at death 55
Poor Law 34
Other institutions 11
General Practitioners 10
Number notified within one month of death 28
Number notified within three months of death 16
Number notified within six months of death 20
Deaths from diseases of a Tubercular nature, other than Phthisis, from 1920 to 1929.
| Limehouse District. | St. George's. | Mile-End. | Whitechapel | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 50 |
| 1921 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 1922 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 1923 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 |
| 1924 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 51 |
| 1925 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
| 1926 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 1927 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 1928 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
| 1929 | 14 | 10 | 14 | rj 7 | 45 |