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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 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE II.
Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 1st October, 1870.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artilley | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0. | 27 | |
| Spitalfields | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 65 | |
| Mile E. N. Town | 41 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 155 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 53 | |
| Whitechapel Ch | 21 | 16 | 24 | 53 | 62 | 27 | 2 | 205 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 52 | |
| Aldgate | 16 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 52 | |
| Totals | 162 | 88 | 45 | 107 | 124 | 79 | 14 | 609 |
It appears, on perusal of the above Table, that the rate of mortality of children under 5 years of
age, in relation to the total deaths in the entire'District is 41.0 per cent. It varies, however, in
the several sub-districts. Thus, in the Artillery sub-district, it is 70 0 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
North, it is 56.6 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields it is 69 2 per cent.; and in the
Spitalfields it is 56-9 per cent.
TABLE III.
The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the
1st October, 1870.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M, | F. | ||||||
| Artilley | 20 | 22 | 42 | 13. | 14 | 27 | 15 | 0 | |
| Spitalfields | 62 | 63 | 125 | 43. | 22 | 65 | 60 | 0 | |
| Mile EndN. Town | 74 | 76 | 150 | 76. | 79 | 155 | 0 | 5 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N. | 58 | 38 | 96 | 25. | 28 | 53 | 43 | 0 | |
| WhitechplChurch | 51 | 30 | 81 | 132. | 73 | 205 | 0 | 124 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 38 | 46 | 81 | 27 | 52 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Aldgate | 18 | 35 | 53 | 28. | 24 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 110 Non-residents died in the London Hospital. |
| Total | 321 | 310 | 631 | 342 | 267 | 609 | 151 | 129 | Excess of Births over Deaths, deducting the 110 non-residents, 132 |
Population in 1861, 78,970. Estimated Population in 1870, 76,000.