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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

Whitechapel 1859

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE IX.—Showing the Births and Deaths in the Seven Registration Districts in each Quarter of the year 1858.

TABLE IX.—Showing the Births and Deaths in the Seven Registration Districts in each Quarter of the year 1858.

BIRTHS.DEATHS.
Districts.March,July.October.January.Total.March.July.j October.January.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.
Arillery5257505020926303440130790
Spitalfields1351481081355268686951103771490
*Mile End New Town131139132157561146106121172515160
Whitechapel, North1481169498456144678385379770
†Whitechapel Church875266772821421121061394990217
Goodman's Fields998592106382666054782581240
‡Aldgate9090628432676775449256700
74468760470727426865385476732444515217

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*The Workhouse is situated in this District.
†The London Hospital is situated in this District; in which Institution, exclusive of the Deaths
caused by violence, there died 211 non-residents. The actual excess of Deaths over Births
therefore is 6.
‡The Military Hospital in the Tower is situated in this District, in which Institution, there were
5 deaths, all non-residents; the Garrison of the Tower not being included in the population of the
District.

Table: TABLE X.—Showing the total Mortality in the Whitechapel District, without deductions for Non-residents, in each year during 11 years, from 1848-58.

TABLE X.—Showing the total Mortality in the Whitechapel District, without deductions for Non-residents, in each year during 11 years, from 1848-58.

1848184918501851185218531854185518561857 53 weeks1858
Mortality26482778206123772286244428782453223723602444