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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 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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The following Tables, taken also from the report of the Registrar General, are very
Valuable in showing the annual rate of mortality per cent. of males and females at
different ages, from 1838 to 1866.
DEATHS TO ONE HUNDRED LIVING.
AGES.—MALES.
| ALL AGES. | 0 and under 5 | 5— | 10— | 15— | 25- | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | 85— | 95 and upwds, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of 29 years 1838-66) | 2.332 | 7.257 | .887 | .498 | .792 | .989 | 1.298 | 1.818 | 3.153 | 6.818 | 14.741 | 30.763 | 44.430 |
| 1851 | 2.276 | 7.298 | .869 | .491 | .776 | .948 | 1.236 | 1.787 | 3.031 | 6.396 | 14.055 | 28.245 | 41.937 |
| 1852 | 2.324 | 7.500 | .908 | .522 | .802 | .972 | 1.232 | 1.807 | 3.056 | 6.289 | 14.203 | 28.659 | 44.539 |
| 1853 | 2.383 | 7.332 | .850 | .508 | .833 | 1.021 | 1.318 | 1.935 | 3.236 | 6.919 | 15.968 | 32.097 | 49.732 |
| 1854 | 2.441 | 7.770 | .940 | .555 | .842 | 1.039 | 1.355 | 1.928 | 3.165 | 6.684 | 14.913 | 29.093 | 41.426 |
| 1855 | 2.351 | 7.189 | .822 | .503 | .778 | ..74 | 1.288 | 1.848 | 3.260 | 7.132 | 16.276 | 34.415 | 47.181 |
| 1856 | 2.136 | 6.753 | .722 | .456 | .736 | .904 | 1.189 | 1.644 | 2.879 | 6.163 | 13.099 | 28.092 | 36.701 |
| 1857 | 2.257 | 7.254 | .783 | .470 | .737 | .918 | 1.215 | 1.702 | 2.952 | 6.461 | 14.382 | 30.229 | 40.374 |
| 1858 | 2.390 | 7.683 | 1.052 | .503 | .766 | .928 | 1.253 | 1.734 | 3045 | 6.796 | 14.696 | 31.771 | 47.726 |
| 1859 | 2.327 | 7.499 | .926 | .478 | .736 | .920 | 1.255 | 1.735 | 3.018 | 6.644 | 14.019 | 29.376 | 43.747 |
| 1860 | 2.218 | 6.758 | .683 | .414 | .712 | .905 | 1.270 | 1.725 | 3.091 | 7.042 | 15.159 | 31.133 | 43.732 |
| 1861 | 2.268 | 7.176 | .674 | .433 | .728 | .923 | 1.265 | 1.690 | 3.008 | 6.890 | 14.654 | 31.092 | 44.835 |
| 1862 | 2.249 | 6.963 | .770 | .444 | .717 | .936 | 1.283 | 1.729 | 3.031 | 6.757 | 14.060 | 29.846 | 36.579 |
| 1863 | 2.424 | 7.743 | 1.031 | .503 | .739 | .968 | 1.330 | 1.729 | 3.055 | 6.924 | 14.084 | 31.245 | 48.848 |
| 1864 | 2.514 | 7.535 | .993 | .503 | .780 | 1.075 | 1.493 | 1.901 | 3.385 | 7.756 | 15.413 | 34.340 | 53.246 |
| 1865 | 2.477 | 7.413 | .816 | .481 | .781 | 1.116 | 1.482 | 1.919 | 3.308 | 7.665 | 15.499 | 33.973 | 48.503 |
| 1866 | 2.496 | 7.381 | .794 | .468 | .789 | 1.168 | 1.545 | 1.947 | 3.282 | 7.838 | 15.455 | 34.264 | 48.710 |
| DEATHS TO ONE HUNDRED LIVING. AGES.—FEMALES. | |||||||||||||
| 2.154 | 6.260 | .876 | .514 | .825 | 1.018 | 1.232 | 1.565 | 2.847 | 5.774 | 13.491 | 28.252 | 43.170 | |
| 1851 | 2.124 | 6.299 | .860 | .527 | .818 | 1.005 | 1.193 | 1.519 | 2.679 | 5.854 | 12.818 | 26.357 | 45.017 |
| 1852 | 2.155 | 6.441 | .877 | .539 | .837 | 1.032 | 1.209 | 1.508 | 2.653 | 5.658 | 13.164 | 27.623 | 41.348 |
| 1853 | 2.197 | 6.342 | .810 | .543 | .867 | 1.064 | 1.239 | 1.582 | 2.830 | 6.017 | 14.072 | 29.350 | 47.206 |
| 1854 | 2.267 | 6.780 | .920 | .564 | .868 | 1.102 | 1.309 | 1.643 | 2.834 | 5.807 | 13.297 | 26.950 | 42.156 |
| 1855 | 2.74 | 6.163 | .801 | .497 | .828 | .998 | 1.235 | 1.537 | 2.931 | 6.150 | 14.763 | 31.517 | 44.303 |
| 1856 | 1.969 | 5.885 | .732 | .455 | .759 | .933 | 1.133 | 1.403 | 2.512 | 5.119 | 11.977 | 24.266 | 36.692 |
| 1S57 | 2.107 | 6.377 | .769 | .466 | .792 | .942 | 1.152 | 1.462 | 2.711 | 5.581 | 13.116 | 28.141 | 45.450 |
| 1858 | 2.233 | 6.752 | 1.043 | .535 | .824 | .977 | 1.185 | 1.479 | 2.759 | 5.726 | 13.775 | 29.697 | 45.845 |
| 1859 | 2.155 | 6.523 | .937 | .526 | .794 | .966 | 1.174 | 1.507 | 2.701 | 5.389 | 12.920 | 27.635 | 40.455 |
| 1860 | 2.034 | 5.746 | .691 | .439 | .750 | .939 | 1.153 | 1.496 | 2.856 | 5.628 | 13.651 | 29.714 | 39.690 |
| 1861 | 2.063 | 6.198 | .678 | .436 | .776 | .933 | 1.117 | 1.472 | 2.817 | 5.246 | 13.123 | 26.613 | 44.478 |
| 1862 | 2.049 | 6.016 | .745 | .458 | .751 | .928 | 1.137 | 1.491 | 2.845 | 5.234 | 12.980 | 27.172 | 39.725 |
| 1863 | 2.193 | 6.715 | .998 | .521 | .766 | .955 | 1.161 | 1.505 | 2.897 | 5.091 | 13.137 | 28.922 | 43.565 |
| 1864 | 2.264 | 6.537 | .953 | .513 | .795 | 1.011 | 1.224 | 1.677 | 3.235 | 5.652 | 14.540 | 30.578 | 44.851 |
| 1865 | 2.208 | 6.435 | .791 | .456 | .792 | .999 | 1.219 | 1.689 | 3.165 | 5.317 | 14.380 | 30.038 | 48.642 |
| 1866 | 2.234 | 6.456 | .739 | .456 | .797 | 1.034 | 1.272 | 1.731 | 3.271 | 5.336 | 14.693 | 30.614 | 42.001 |