Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE VII.—Ages at Death in each Registration District. for the Three Months ending 29th December, 1860.
Districts. | 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 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||
Spitalfields | 20 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 82 | |
Mile End N. Town | 21 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 110 | Workhouse. |
Whitechapel, N. | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8O | |
Whitechapel Church | 15 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 123 | Hospital. |
Goodman's Fields. | 13 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 60 | |
Aldgate | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 53 | |
Totals | 113 | 132 | 38 | 72 | 97 | 68 | 10 | 530 |
A Widow aged 102 years, died at No. 7, Castle Alley.
TABLE VIII.—Showing the Mortality in the Workhouse and Hospitals in the District, during 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860.
Union Workhouse. | London Hospital. | Military Hospital. |
---|---|---|
1856 353 | 1856 297 | 1856 0 |
1857 272 | 1857 338 | 1857 2 |
1858 269 | 1858 325 | 1858 5 |
1859 239 | 1859 354 | 1859 3 |
1860 282 | 1860 326 | 1860 2 |
TABLE IX.—Showing the Mortality per cent. in the Whitechapel District, in the undermentioned years.
From 1837 to 1838. | From 1839 to 1844. | From 1844 to 1850. | From 1850 to 1855. | From 1856 to 1857. | From 1857 to 1858. | From 1858 to 1860. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 . 5 | 3 . 3 | 2 . 9 | 2 . 8 | 2 . 4 | 2 . 6 | 2 . 5 |
From 1855, to the present time, the population is estimated at 84,000
TABLE X.—Showing the total Mortality in the Whitechapel District, without deduction for non-residents, in the undermentioned years.
Years | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 53 wks. | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortality | 2648 | 2778 | 2061 | 2377 | 2286 | 2444 | 2878 | 2453 | 2237 | 2360 | 2444 | 2321 | 2302 |
TABLE XI.—Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, for the Quarter ending 29th December, 1860.
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 Males 29 Femls.34 | Corresponding Quarter of 1859. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 45 | 63 |