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 1894
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RETURN AS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
RETURN AS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1894, 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. | Mortality from all causes at subjoined Ages. | (i) | Mortalary from subjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | under 1year | 1and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15and under25 | 25 and under65 | 65 andupwards | 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. | FEVERS. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea & Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Rolapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mile End Old Town | 1621 | 573 | 354 | 58 | 6l | 286 | 289 | Under 5 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 53 | 38 | 7 | 204 | 5 | 8 | 459 | 925 | ||||||||||
5 upwds. | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 170 | 80 | 13 | 278 | 696 | ||||||||||||||||
Mile End Infirmary | 248 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 201 | 10 | Under 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 100 | 216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
City of London Union | 51 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 41 | Under 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East End Mothers' Home | 16 | 15 | 1 | Under 5 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Grove Workhouse | 4 | 4 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinity Alms Houses, Mile End Road | 5 | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 1945 | 593 | 382 | 62 | 64 | 496 | 348 | Under 5 | 10 | 30 | 1 | " | 1 | 114 | 56 | 41 | 10 | 210 | 5 | 8 | 486 | 975 | |||||||||
5 upwds | 4 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 214 | 117 | 13 | 427 | 970 | ||||||||||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken in to account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 413 | 65 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 149 | 53 | Under 5 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 144 | ||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 139 | 269 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 76 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 49 | Under 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 upwds. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 58 |