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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 1866
[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 31st March, 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 upwards | Total | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 32 | |
| Spitalfields | 26 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 83 | |
| Mile E. N. Town | 38 | 43 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 44 | 8 | 220 | Workhouse |
| Whitechapel, N. | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 67 | |
| Whitechapel Ch. | 18 | 23 | 18 | 52 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 171 | Hospital |
| Goodman's Fields | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 53 | |
| Aldgate | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 47 | |
| Totals | 132 | 132 | 56 | 106 | 141 | 90 | 16 | 673 |
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 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 0 | |
| Spitalfields | 62 | 76 | 138 | 47 | 36 | 83 | 55 | 0 | |
| Mile End N. Town. | 85 | 96 | 181 | 122 | 98 | 220 | 0 | 39 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N. | 63 | 59 | 122 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 55 | 0 | |
| Whitechapl. Church | 41 | 47 | 88 | 111 | 60 | 171 | 0 | 83 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 52 | 38 | 90 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 37 | 0 | |
| Aldgate | 30 | 32 | 62 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 58 non-residents died in L. Hos. |
| Totals | 365 | 373 | 738 | 388 | 285 | 673 | 187 | 122 | Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 58 non-residents 123 |
Population in 1861, 78,970.