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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 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE IV.—Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 30th March, 1867.
| Districts. | 0 and under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 33 | |
| Spitalfields | 27 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 86 | |
| Mile E. N. Town | 32 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 183 | Workhouse |
| Whitechapel, N. | 21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 79 | |
| Whitechapel Ch. | 8 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 141 | Hospital |
| Goodman's Fields | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 61 | |
| Aldgate | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 46 | |
| Totals | 121 | 105 | 31 | 101 | 134 | 115 | 22 | 629 |
TABLE V.—The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 30th March, 1867.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 32 | 58 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Spitalfields | 77 | 69 | 146 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 60 | 0 | |
| Mile End N. Town. | 86 | 83 | 169 | 95 | 88 | 183 | 0 | 14 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N. | 49 | 115 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Whitechapl. Church | 41 | 39 | 80 | 79 | 62 | 141 | 0 | 61 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 53 | 52 | 105 | 35 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Aldgate | 42 | 29 | 71 | 25 | 46 | 25 | 0 | 51 non-residents died in L. Hos. | |
| Totals | 397 | 347 | 744 | 321 | 308 | 629 | 195 | 75 | Exccss of births over deaths, deducting the 51 non-residents 166 |
Population in 1861, 78,970.