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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 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE IV.Cases of illness attended annually by the Medical Officers of the Union, from the year 1856.

TABLE IV.

Cases of illness attended annually by the Medical Officers of the Union, from the year 1856.

Years endingTotal caseB attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.
18561248518651559418743685
18571071418661650218752474
18581171818671718118762281
18591170118681741718772060
18601139218691403118783107
18611372418701414818793833
18621427018711019418803660
1863145641872486418814229
18641493218734887

Table: TABLE V.Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1866 to 1881.

TABLE V.

Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1866 to 1881.

Year.Population.Total Births.Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-residents, exclusive of deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children| under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths per cent, of Children under 1 yr. to the total deaths deducting the deaths of non-residents.Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Kate of mortality of Children under 1 yr. per 1000 of the population.
186678,9702561849573343246515.138 75 8
1867...2686233144524152525.126.46.6
1868...2611251953632451323.327.76.4
18691...2571267550428352621.929.66.6
1870...2690246559937451524.626.46.5
1871...2571246555133954525.627.77.1
187276,5732705239061637554026.726.37.0
1873*...2727247164539350724.326.56.6
1874...2688261367537744419.829.25.7
1875...26502470710465+50925.326.16.6
1876...2754234871651145124.023 95.8
1877...2751250672856751626.625.26 7
1878...2658243067146948224.525.66.2
1879...2722242661543445421.226.06.9
1880...2733230263143945024.124.35.8
188171,3502566235165444647224.726.66.6

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* These years contain 53 weeks.
The number of Inquests which have been held this year in this District has been 349.
In the preceding year the number waB 297.