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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 1893
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1893 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the tenth annual report
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These institutions were opened on the 23rd of March,
1892. During the remainder of that year, 100
admissions were entered into the Mortuary,
and throughout the year 1893 a total of
152 bodies were received.
8
A women was attended by a non-registered practitioner;
Uncertified her infant daughter died from natural causes,
Death. 14 hours after birth
Violent Deaths:—
Total number of Deaths, 54 Males, 37.
Females, 17.
| Age Distribution of Violent Deaths. | Sub-Registration Districts Distribution. |
|---|---|
| Under the age of 1 year 12 | |
| Between the ages of 1 and 5 10 | Spitalfields Sub-District 22 |
| 5 20 8 | Mile End New Town 7 |
| ,, 11 20 ,, 40 13 | |
| ,, „ 40 ,, 60 8 | Whitechapel Church 17 |
| ,, 60 ,, 80 3 | Goodman's Fields 8 |
| Over the age of 80 nil |
Deaths from Violence were caused as follows:—
Accidents—Run Over, Fradtures, etc 11
Burns and Scolds 17
Accidental Suffocation in bed, Drowning, etc 13
Suicide 7
Manslaughter 2
Other Causes —Poison, Stab, &c 4
402 Inquests were held in the District, of which 184 referred
to Non-Residents and 218 to District-Residents.
The chief details I have hereunder set out:—
| Total Admissions. | No. of Inquests. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892. | 1893. | 1892. | 1893. | |||
| January | .. | 11 | go inquests were held. | 10 bodies were deposited pending interment. | _1 138 inquests were held. | 14 bodies were deposited pending interment. |
| February | .. | 11 | ||||
| March | 3 | 11 | ||||
| April | 9 | 7 | ||||
| May | 8 | 12 | ||||
| June | 5 | 15 | ||||
| July | 9 | 7 | ||||
| August | 11 | 8 | ||||
| September | 9 | 23 | ||||
| October | 9 | 19 | ||||
| November | 15 | 15 | ||||
| December | 22 | 13 | ||||
The fees paid for the use of the Coroner's Court amounted to £19 12s.
in 1892, and £16 15s. in 1893.