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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Whooping Cough.
The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 4, or 80 less than in
the previous year.
3 belonged to the Limehouse District.
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .016 per 1,000 of the population,
and that for the whole of London was .03 per 1,000.
Epidemic Diarrhœa.
The number of deaths was 75, or 2 less than in the previous year.
13 belonged to the Limehouse District.
21 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
19 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
22 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .31 per 1,000. 62 of the
deaths, or over 82 per cent., were those of infants under one year of age.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs (excluding
Tuberculosis).
475 deaths were due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs, or 475 less
than in the previous year.
113 belonged to the Limehouse District.
79 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
158 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
125 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 1.9 per 1,000 of the population.
Influenza.
3 deaths were due to Influenza, or 132 less than in the previous year.
2 belonged to the Limehouse District.
1 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .012 per 1,000 of the population,
and that for the whole of London was .08 per 1,000.