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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE VI.—Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 30th June, 1860.
| District. | 0 and under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards. | Total. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 36 | |
| Spitalfields | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 65 | |
| Mile End New Town | 23 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 131 | Wkhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 57 | |
| Whitechapel Church | 7 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 105 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 21 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 64 | |
| Aldgate | 16 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 65 | |
| Totals | 104 | 115 | 44 | 89 | 77 | 81 | 13 | 523 |
TABLE VII.—Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 30th June, 1860.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 19. | 38 | 57 | 20. | 16 | 36 | 21 | — | |
| Spitalfields | 61. | 63 | 124 | 29. | 36 | 65 | 59 | — | |
| Mile End New Town | 90. | 76 | 166 | 73. | 58 | 131 | 35 | — | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 52. | 49 | 101 | 41. | 16 | 57 | 44 | — | |
| Whitechapel Church | 29. | 33 | 62 | 69. | 36 | 105 | — | 43 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 43. | 51 | 94 | 35. | 29 | 64 | 30 | — | |
| Aldgate | 37. | 27 | 64 | 41. | 24 | 65 | — | 1 | 40 Non-residents died in Lon. Hos. |
| Totals...... | 331. | 337 | 668 | 308. | 215 | 523 | 189 | 44 | Excess of Births over Deaths, deducting the 40 Non-residents. 185 |