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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
29th September, 1860.
| Districts. | 0 and under | 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 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | |
| Spitalfields | 22 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 60 | |
| Mile End N. Town., | 31 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 123 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 71 | |
| Whitechapel Church | 7 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 114 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 13 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 71 | |
| Aldgate | 18 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| Totals | 121 | 154 | 38 | 55 | 80 | 55 | 12 | 515 |
TABLE VII.—The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 29th September, 1860.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths oyer Births. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 24 | 26 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 26 | — | |
| Spitalfields | 65 | 54 | 119 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 59 | — | |
| Mile End New Town | 86 | 60 | 146 | 72 | 51 | 123 | 23 | — | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 40 | 51 | 91 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 20 | — | |
| Whitechapel Church | 38 | 31 | 69 | 71 | 43 | 114 | — | 45 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields. | 48 | 53 | 101 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 30 | — | |
| Aldgate | 37 | 32 | 69 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 17 | — | 30 Non-residents died in Lon. Hos. |
| Totals | 307 | 645 | 295 | 220 | 515 | 175 | 45 | Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 30 non-residents 160. | |