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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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TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL—( Continued).
| Names of Localities. | Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages. | Age. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 & under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVERS. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhæa and Dysentery | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phithisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumona and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries | All other causes. | Totals. | ||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric, or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitechapel Church— (Sub-Registra-Hon District) | 1st Qtr. | 322 | 45 | 46 | 27 | 27 | i50 | 27 | Under 5 | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | - | 18 | - | 91 | 322 |
| 5 upwards | - | - | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | - | — | — | — | - | 15 | 44 | 38 | 34 | 88 | 231 | ||||||||||
| 2nd „ | 376 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 197 | 86 | Under 5 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 98 | 376 | |
| 5 upwards | — | — | 5 | — | - | 4 | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 63 | 44 | 31 | 115 | 278 | ||||||||||
| 3rd „ | 373 | 60 | 70 | 38 | 36 | 154 | 15 | Under 5 | — | 2 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 30 | 1 | 8 | 556 | 130 | 373 | |
| 5 upwards | — | I | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | I | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | I | 2 | - | 17 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 107 | 243 | ||||||||||
| 4th „ | 398 | 55 | 61 | 27 | 43 | 188 | 24 | Under 5 | — | — | 16 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 27 | - | 10 | 51 | 116 | 398 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 1 | 6 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | - | 10 | 31 | 37 | 25 | 143 | 282 | ||||||||||
| Total for year | 1469 | 2I7 | 218 | 122 | 131 | 689 | 92 | Under 5 | — | 3 | 55 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 93 | 2 | 45 | 190 | 435 | 1469 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 2 | 17 | - | - | 32 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 55 | 161 | 152 | 133 | 453 | 1034 | ||||||||||
| Deaths occurring in the London Hospital | 1st Qtr. | 259 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 135 | 14 | Under 5 | - | 1 | 8 | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | - | 2 | 4 | — | 16 | 26 | 61 | 259 |
| 5 upwards | - | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | - | 12 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 79 | 198 | ||||||||||
| 2nd „ | 307 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 177 | 19 | Under 5 | — | — | 12 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 22 | 62 | 307 | |
| 5 upwards | - | - | 5 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 61 | 34 | 31 | 101 | 245 | ||||||||||
| 3rd „ | 300 | 30 | 56 | 35 | 28 | 139 | 12 | Under 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | - | — | 21 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 86 | 300 | |
| 5 upwards | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 20 | 3o | 35 | 97 | 214 | ||||||||||
| 4th „ | 322 | 27 | 43 | 29 | 37 | 166 | 20 | Under 5 | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | -- | — | 15 | — | 10 | 26 | 70 | 322 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 1 | 6 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | - | 6 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 134 | 252 | ||||||||||
| Total for year | 1188 | 111 | 168 | 115 | 112 | 617 | 65 | Under 5 | — | 1 | 50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 53 | 2 | 43 | 108 | 279 | 1188 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 2 | 18 | — | - | 31 | - | - | 3 | I | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 37 | 136 | 124 | 25 | 411 | 909 | ||||||||||
| Deaths within the Whitechapel Dist--ricct of Non-Residents | 1st Qtr. | 219 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 118 | 14 | Under 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 17 | 44 | 219 |
| 5 upwards | - | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 75 | 75 | ||||||||||
| 2nd „ | 259 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 156 | 13 | Under 5 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | - | 9 | 16 | 47 | 259 | |
| 5 upwards | - | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 7 | 49 | 27 | 30 | 90 | 212 | ||||||||||
| 3rd „ | 249 | 24 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 116 | 13 | Under 5 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 65 | 249 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 11 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 85 | 184 | ||||||||||
| 4th „ | 283 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 152 | 20 | Under 5 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 11 | — | 6 | 22 | 52 | 283 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 123 | 231 | ||||||||||
| Total for year | 1010 | 80 | 128 | 99 | 101 | 542 | 60 | Under 5 | - | - | 35 | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | - | 3 | 37 | 1 | 33 | 84 | 208 | 1010 | |
| 5 upwards | - | 2 | 13 | — | — | 31 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 30 | 110 | 107 | 115 | 373 | 802 | ||||||||||