Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1893
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TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1893, in the Sanitary District of Mile End Old Town, classified according to DISEASES, AGES, and LOCALITIES.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (a) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. (b) | under 1 year. (c) | 1 and under 5 (d) | 5 and under 15 (e) | 15 and under 25 (f) | 25 and under 65 (g) | 65 and upward (h) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVERS. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia. and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mile End Old Town | 1798 | 624 | 250 | 63 | 81 | 443 | 337 | Under 5 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 78 | 8 | 161 | 16 | 493 | 874 | |||||||||
5 upwds. | 8 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 124 | 245 | 76 | 19 | 389 | 924 | ||||||||||||||
Mile End Infirmary | 277 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 134 | 117 | Under 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 2 | 49 | 77 | 38 | 1 | 98 | 265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
City of London Union | 61 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 35 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jewish Home, Stepney Green | 9 | 9 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moses' Alms Houses, Devonshire Street | 3 | 3 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East End Mothers' Home | 11 | 10 | 1 | Under 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Grove Workhouse | 10 | 10 | Under 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinity Alms Houses, Mile End Road | 5 | 5 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 2174 | 642 | 254 | 65 | 95 | 602 | 516 | Under 5 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 81 | 8 | 161 | 17 | 510 | 896 | |||||||||
5 upwds. | 8 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 180 | 342 | 120 | 22 | 540 | 1278 |
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality.
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 355 | 33 | 87 | 33 | 28 | 131 | 43 | Under 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 120 | |||||||||
5 upwds. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 117 | 235 | |||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 99 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 62 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Upwds. | 1 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 89 |