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The number of deaths from Whooping Cough was 12, or 17 less than in
the previous year.
9 belonged to Limehouse.
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
2 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .05 per 1,000 of the population.
Whooping
Cough.
There were 67 deaths from Measles, or 43 more than in the previous year.
30 belonged to Limehouse.
9 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
20 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
8 belonged to Whitechapel.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .3 per 1,000 of the population.
Measles.
There were 220 deaths from Tuberculosis or 34 less than in the previous
year.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Limehouse 30 15 7 3
St. George-in-the-East 24 6 5 5
Mile End 45 21 5 2
Whitechapel 39 10 2 1
Totals 138 52 19 11
The death-rate for the whole Borough was .9 per 1,000 of the population.
Tuberculosis*
There were 279 deaths from Pneumonia, or 38 less than in the previous
year. 159 were over 45 years of age.
70 belonged to Limehouse.
51 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
94 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
64 belonged to Whitechapel.
The death-rate for the whole Borough was 1.2 per 1,000 of the population.
Pneumonia.
230 infants died under one year of age, or 83 less than in the previous year.
69 belonged to Limehouse.
48 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
72 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
41 belonged to Whitechapel.
The infant mortality-rate for the whole Borough was 61.6 per 1,000 births.
7 of the deaths were illegitimate children.
Infantile
Mortality.
The number of registered unemployed on the 30th January, 1933, was
10,521 men, and 2,241 women. The following figures show the grants of outdoor
relief in the Stepney district during the last weeks in January and
December : —
Weekended Men. Women. Children. Total Persons.
30th January, 1932 ... 2,078 3,213 3,473 8,764
31st December, 1932 ... 2,045 3,062 3,344 8,451
Social
Conditions.