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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 VI.—Table showing the Births and Deaths in each District, for the Three Months ending on the 31st December, 1859.

TABLE VI.—Table showing the Births and Deaths in each District, for the Three Months ending on the 31st December, 1859.

Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks.
M.FM.F.
Artillery26255112122427—
Spitalfields747114552479946—
Mile End New Town876815575751505—Workhouse.
Whitechapel, N515510634336739—
Whitechapel Church2730577063133—76
Goodman's Fields6345108383O6840—
Aldgate5329823125572541 Non-residents died in Lon. Hos.
38132370431228559818276Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 41 non-residents147.

Table: TABLE VII.—Showing the Births and Deaths in each District, for the Tear ending on the 31st December, 1859.

TABLE VII.—Showing the Births and Deaths in each District, for the Tear ending on the 31st December, 1859.

BIRTHS.DEATHS.
Districts.April,July.October.December.Total.April.July.October.December.Total.Excess of Births over DeathsExcess of Deaths over Births.
Artillery6671435123134252624109122
Spitalfields13?12313414553497778299355179
Mile EndNew Tow.18214414415562514611515515056659
Whitechapel, N1121169210642664627967272154
Whitechl. Church73726457256147117138133535—269
Goodman's Fields1071179310842564507468256169
Aldgate8772788231959427057228191
75971564870428266114886245982321874269 Excess of births over deaths de-ductingl80non-residents, 694.