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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: MODEL DWELLINGS.—Number of Apartments, Population, &c., during the 5 yearsended 1893.

MODEL DWELLINGS.—Number of Apartments, Population, &c., during the 5 years

ended 1893.

18891890189118921893
Number of Apartments25462790312731453394
Total Population942910411122791271813336
Death Rate19.723.420.123.219.0
General District Death Rate20.424.024.724.725.0

Table: Deaths occurring in Public Institutions during the 9 years ended 1893.

Deaths occurring in Public Institutions during the 9 years ended 1893.

188518861887188818891890189118921893
London HospitalResidents86139138123136144142183197
Non-Residents715710748708738764754724992
Whitechapel Union InfirmaryResidents292316280340312395430413416
Non-Residents10757410171812