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Mile End 1860

Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town

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The following statement of the mortality of the first
quarter of the present year, will bring the whole up to the
period prescribed by the Act of Parliament.

Table: QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF THE MORTALITY RETURNS IN MILE END OLD TOWN, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 25, 1860.

QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF THE MORTALITY RETURNS IN MILE END OLD TOWN, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 25, 1860.

Births774
Deaths514
Excess of Births over Deaths260

Table: Of the 513 deaths, 239 were males, and 275 females. The weekly average of deaths was,—

Of the 513 deaths, 239 were males, and 275 females. The weekly average of deaths was,—

1860.1857.1858.1859.
In January413331.835.2
In February403227.530.25
In March3831.7530.2534.25

Table: The comparative mortality of the five Wards of the Hamlet will be shown by the following statement;—

The comparative mortality of the five Wards of the Hamlet will be shown by the following statement;—

North.East.West.Centre.South.Workhouses.Hospitals.
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WATER ANALYSIS.
The quality of the water which forms so large a portion
of daily aliment is of such importance in a sanitary view,