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REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING,
The 28th JUNE, 1862.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my Report of the births, deaths,
and sickness in the Whitechapel District for the three months ending the 28th June, 1862,
together with a statement of the amount of sanitary work performed in the same period.
From the returns of the local registrars it appears that 730 children were born in
this district, the number of male children was 375, and of female children 355. The deaths
were 610, of which number 327 were males and 283 females. In the corresponding quarter of
the previous year the births were 697, and the deaths 526. The total deaths in the London
Hospital were 69, of which 27 were of non-residents in the district, and 32 were the result of
accident or were sudden deaths. The mortality of children under 5 years of age is 250, or
40.9 per cent. of the total mortality; but if all the deaths in the London Hospital (69) are
deducted from the total deaths, then the proportion of deaths of children under 5 years is
45.3 per cent. The deaths from epidemic diseases amounted to 172, or 28 per cent. of the
total mortality. Out of the 172 deaths from this class of disease, 84, or 48.8 per cent. were
caused by fever. The deaths f'rom small-pox were 6, from measles 44, from hooping-cough 15,
from scarlet-fever 12, from diphtheria 3, from diarrhoea 8, and from fever 84. Of the last
named disease, 49 died in the sub district of Mile End New Town, of which number 41 died
in the workhouse, into which institution patients were brought from all the sub-districts. Thus,
one case was taken from 16, Wilson's-place, one from 18, Deal-street, two cases from Georgeyard,
six from Flower and Dean-street, four from Wentworth-street, one from Diamondcourt,
three from Keate-street, one from Blue Anchor-yard, one from Queen-street, two from
Chieksand-street, one from Cartwright-street, one from Halifax-street, one from Hollowaycourt,
one from Chamber-street, two from Gower's-walk, one from George-street, one from
Jones'-buildings, one from Tuson's-court, one from Newcastle-street, one from Plough-street,
one from Hope-street, one from Church-lane, cine from Brownson's-court, and five cases
originated in the Workhouse.