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Whitechapel 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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12
Deaths in the London Hospital for the Three Mouths ending 28th March, 1857.
Males, 56. Females, 25. Total, 81.
Of this number 36 were non-residents in the Whitechapel District, and 32 were eases
of violent death; 13 therefore only properly belonging to thi3 district died of disease in that
Institution.

Table: TABLE VIII.Ages at Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.

TABLE VIII.

Ages at Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.

0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwards.UnknownTotal.
104489202158*

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Inquests were held on two of the above recorded cases.

Table: TABLE IX.Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.

TABLE IX.

Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.

0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwards.Total.
00251411032†

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Inquests were held on two of the above recorded cases.

Table: TABLE X.Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

TABLE X.

Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwards.Total.
175282413381

Table: TABLE XI.Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institutions.

TABLE XI.

Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institutions.

0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwards.Total under 5Grand Total.
1171543710213711210271669

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* Epidemic diseases were fatal to 12 or about 1 in 5 of the total mortality of the Whitechapel
Workhouse.
† Fever was fatal to 7, or about 1 in 4 of the total mortality of Christchurch Workhouse