London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Whitechapel 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Table F.—Showing the Ages at Death of thf Residents who Dieiduring the Year.

Table F.—Showing the Ages at Death of thf Residents who Diei

during the Year.

Qtr. ending April 3rd.Qtr. ending July 3rd.Qtr. ending Oct. 2nd.Qtr. ending Jan. 1st.Total.
Under the age of I yr.88105135107435
Between I and 5704510569289
5 ,,20201291556
,, 20 ,, 4067394059205
,, 40 ,, 60106676579317
Over the age of 60114606682322
Total4653284204111624

Table: Deaths at over 80 years of age, distributed to the Sub-Districts where theybelonged.

Deaths at over 80 years of age, distributed to the Sub-Districts where they

belonged.

Spitalfields.Mile End New Town,Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.Total.
1311177048

Table: Total Births and Deaths in London, and Deaths under 5 years of age.

Total Births and Deaths in London, and Deaths under 5 years of age.

Number of Births in London during the year133,686
,, Deaths ,, „82,261
,, ,, under 1 year of age21,22934.314
,, ,, between the ages of 1 and 513.085