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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.—Age at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 29th June, 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 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | Workhouse |
| Spitalfields | 23 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 81 | |
| Mile E. N. Town | 29 | 26 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 154 | |
| "Whitechapel, N. | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 55 | |
| "Whitechapel Ch. | 9 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 136 | -Hospital |
| Goodman's Fields | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | |
| Aldgate | 11 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 47 | |
| Totals | 99 | 102 | 42 | 97 | 119 | 64 | 10 | 533 |
TABLE V.—The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending' on the 29th June, 1867.
| Districts. | Births. | Total. | Deaths. | Total | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Excess of Deaths over Births. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||
| Artillery | 27 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 0 | Workhouse |
| Spitalfields | 77 | 56 | 133 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 52 | 0 | |
| Mile End N. Town. | 83 | 92 | 175 | 84 | 70 | 154 | 21 | 0 | |
| Whitechapel, N. | 46 | 62 | 108 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 53 | 0 | |
| Whitechapl. Church | 29 | 29 | 58 | 97 | 39 | 136 | 0 | 78 | London Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 37 | 48 | 85 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 0 | |
| Aldgate | 34 | 27 | 61 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 60 non-residents died in L. Hos. |
| Totals | 333 | 336 | 669 | 309 | 224 | 533 | 214 | 78 | Excess of births over deaths, deducting the 60 non-residents 196 |
Population in 1861, 78,970.