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Office of the Board of Works, Whitechapel District,
No. 15, Great Alie Street, Whitechapel, E.
Junuary 27th, 1885.
REPORT.
Gentlemen,
I have to report that during the Quarter ended on
Saturday, January 3rd, which consisted of fourteen weeks, there were
registered in the Whitechapel District 614 births and 617 deaths.
As usual, the detailed particulars of these births and deaths are set
forth in Table A* of the Appendix. From this Table it will appear
that of the total births, 324 were males and 290 were females; whilst
344 males died to 273 females. Of the births, there were 18 registered
in the Mile End New Town Sub-District, as having taken place in
the Whitechapel Infirmary; these 18 births I have distributed
amongst the Sub-Districts where the mothers previously resided.
This arrangement will be seen by reference to Table B.* From the
total number of deaths registered, which I have stated to be 617,
those of non-residents must be deducted. Table C* shows that
number to be 196; of which number 189 took place at the London
Hospital. After the subtraction suggested has been effected, and the
deaths of those residents occurring in Public Institutions outside the
District have been added, the resulting number, viz. : 444, will
correcftly represent the mortality of the Whitechapel District. An
examination of the Table I have prepared will explain that I have
relegated to the Sub-District where the deceased previously resided
every resident death which took place in any Public Institution,
either in the District or without it; thus, it will found that of the
total deaths 158 belonged to Spitalfields, 77 to the Mile End New
Town, 111 to the Whitechapel Church, 51 to the Goodman's Fields,
and 47 to the Aldgate Sub-District.
* See page 9.