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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 1862
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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The mortality among young children is even greater than
it was last year, but there is no great numerical difference.
In 1860 the deaths under 5 years of age were 674—in 1861,
they amounted to 716. In a few of the past years they have
been about 700.
TABLE IV.
DEATHS AT PARTICULAR AGES.
| AGES. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
| Under 5 years | 157 | 189 | 196 | 174 | 716 |
| From 5 to 10 years | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| ,, 10 ,, 5 ,, | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| ,, 15 ,, 20 „ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| ,, 20 ,, 30 ,, | 21 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 86 |
| ,, 30 ,, 40 ,, | 15 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 89 |
| ,, 40 ,, 50 ,, | 30 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 103 |
| ,, 50 ,, 60 ,, | 27 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 91 |
| ,, 60 ,, 70 „ | 47 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 144 |
| 70 and upwards | 87 | 56 | 31 | 48 | 222 |
| 408 | 380 | 368 | 400 | 1556 | |
Zymotic disease in 1861, appears to have been rather
more fatal than in the previous year. The epidemic of Fever,
which had, since the commencement of the present year been
sustained, had not sensibly begun to affect us, and consequently
does not form a portion of this Report. The whole
appearance of the Table of Zymotic diseases is satisfactory.