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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 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE IV.—Ages at Death in each Registration District for the Three Months ending 28th March, 1863.
| 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 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 43 | |
| Spitalfields | 26 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 125 | |
| MileEndN.Twn. | 35 | 30 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 37 | 6 | 203 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N. | 23 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 103 | |
| Whitechapel Ch. | 8 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 148 | Hospital. |
| Goodmn's Fields | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 61 | |
| Aldgate | 14 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals. | 131 | 177 | 78 | 109 | 150 | 98 | 18 | 761 |
TABLE V.—The Births and Deaths in each Registration District for the Three Months ending on the 28th March, 1863.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 35 | 39 | 74 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 31 | — | |
| Spitalfields | 68 | 57 | 125 | 75 | 50 | 125 | — | — | |
| Mile End N. Town | 82 | 96 | 178 | 105 | 98 | 203 | — | 25 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 48 | 59 | 107 | 64 | 39 | 103 | 4 | — | |
| Whitechapel Ch | 41 | 39 | 80 | 88 | 60 | 148 | — | 68 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 46 | 39 | 85 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 24 | — | |
| Aldgate | 38 | 36 | 74 | 38 | 40 | 78 | — | 45 Non-residents died in Lon. Hosp. | |
| Totals | 358 | 365 | 723 | 424 | 337 | 761 | 59 | 97 | Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 45 non-resi-dents 7 |
Population in 1861, 78970.