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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 1865
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE IV.—Ages at Death in each Registration District, tor the Three Months ending 30th September, 1865.
| 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 upwirds | Total | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | |
| Spitalfields | 42 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 98 | |
| Mile E. N. Town | 38 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 157 | Workhouse |
| Whitechapel, N. | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 71 | |
| Whitechapel Ch. | 11 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 123 | Hospital |
| Goodman's Fields | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 57 | |
| Aldgate | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 49 | |
| Totals | 158 | 125 | 40 | 77 | 96 | 72 | 11 | 579 |
TABLE V.—The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 30th September, 1865.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 34 | 32 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 0 | |
| Spitalfields | 62 | 48 | 110 | 55 | 43 | 98 | 12 | 0 | |
| Mile End N. Town. | 67 | 74 | 141 | 86 | 71 | 157 | 0 | 16 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 53 | 43 | 96 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 25 | 0 | |
| Whitechapl. Church | 40 | 38 | 78 | 88 | 35 | 123 | 0 | 45 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 41 | 51 | 92 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 35 | 0 | |
| Aldgate | 21 | 28 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 39 non-residents died in L. Hos. |
| Totals | 318 | 314 | 632 | 326 | 253 | 579 | 114 | 61 | Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 39 non-residents, 92 |
Population in 1861, 78,970.