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Whitechapel 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE VII.—Showing the Births and Deaths in each District for the Year ending 31st December, 1864.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks. |
| Artillery | 114 | 99 | 213 | 63 | 59 | 122 | 91 | ... | |
| Spitalfields | 302 | 235 | 537 | 205 | 180 | 385 | 152 | ... | |
| Mile End New Town | 355 | 313 | 668 | 403 | 381 | 784 | ... | 116 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, North | 197 | 219 | 410 | 190 | 185 | 375 | 41 | ... | |
| Whitechapel Church | 224 | 146 | 305 | 409 | 221 | 630 | ... | 325 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 180 | 404 | 139 | 132 | 271 | 133 | ... | ||
| Aldgate | 122 | 138 | 260 | 122 | 103 | 225 | 35 | ... | |
| Totals | 1473 | 1330 | 2803 | 1531 | 1261 | 2792 | 452 | 441 | |
The excess of Births over Deaths in 1864 is 11
TABLE VIII—Showing the Births, Deaths, Deaths of Nonresidents, Deaths in the London Hospital and in the Workhouse, in each Year from 1857 to 1864
| Year. | Total Births. | Total Deaths. | Deaths of Non Residents. | Total Deaths in the London Hospital. | Total Deaths in the Workhouse. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 (53 weeks) | 2868 | 2350 | 147 | 338 | 272 |
| 1858 | 2742 | 2444 | 140 | 325 | 269 |
| 1859 | 2826 | 2321 | 189 | 354 | 239 |
| 1860 | 2746 | 2302 | 163 | 326 | 282 |
| 1861 | 2686 | 2331 | 179 | 366 | 287 |
| 1862 | 2813 | 2551 | 187 | 330 | 369 |
| 1863 (53 weeks) | 2796 | 2764 | 181 | 418 | 324 |
| 1864 | 2803 | 2792 | 212 | 453 | 414 |
The deaths of persons resident in the district which occurred in the London Hospital during the year
1864 were only 30 The residences of those persons whose death was the result of accident are not given
in the Registrar's returns
TABLE IX —Showing the Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Year ending 31st December, 1864
| 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 | Population in 1861 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 22 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 122 | 6557 |
| Spitalfields | 113 | 114 | 20 | 34 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 385 | 15700 |
| Mile End New Town | 136 | 128 | 32 | 105 | 171 | 192 | 20 | 784 | 15392 |
| Whitechapel, North | 112 | 115 | 26 | 29 | 46 | 37 | 10 | 375 | 12122 |
| Whitechapel Church | 38 | 89 | 77 | 137 | 192 | 88 | 9 | 630 | 8062 |
| Goodman's Fields | 78 | 60 | 17 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 271 | 11166 |
| Aldgate | 57 | 45 | 17 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 225 | 9971 |
| Totals | 556 | 578 | 198 | 397 | 564 | 440 | 59 | 2792 | 78970 |
| For the Year 1863 | 535 | 718 | 289 | 399 | 490 | 336 | 57 | 2264 |
The births during the year have been 2,803 This number gives an annual birth rate of 354 per 1,000 of the
population The deaths, including all in the London Hospital (453), have been 2,792 This gives an annual death
rate of 35 3 per 1,000 By deducting the deaths of the nonresidents (212), the proportion of deaths per 1,000 is
reduced to 326; and by deducting the total deaths in the London Hospital, which it is requisite to do if we compare
the mortality in this district with that in others, the rate of mortality is still further reduced to 296 The deaths
under 5 years of age have been 1,134 This number is at the rate of 404 per cent. of the total births, and 406 per
cent. of the total deaths