London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mile End 1858
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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TABLE II. Contains the population of the several Wards, the acreage, the deaths which have occurred in each Ward and in each quarter of the year, with the rate per annum to every 1000 persons living:—
| WARDS. | Population as estimated in 1850. | Number of Persons to the Acre. | DEATHS, 1857. | Rate of Deaths per annum to every 1000 persons living. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quar ter. | 2nd Quar ter. | 3rd Quar ter. | 4th Quar ter. | Total. | ||||||
| M. | F. | M.&F. | ||||||||
| — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
In Mile End we lose by deaths 29.69, or nearly 30
persons Weekly
The rate for all London, for 1857, was 22.20.
For the Eastern Division, including Shoreditch, Bethnal
Green, Whitechapel, St. George in-the East, Stepney, Mile
End, and Poplar, the rate was 24.35.
The rate for Mile End will be seen in the Table to be
23.4.