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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table E. —Showing the Ages at which Death occurred amongst Residents during the Year.
| Under 1 year. | Between 1 and 5. | Between 5 and 20. | Between 20 and 4 0 | Between 40 and 00. | Between 60 and 80. | Over 80 years of ago. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 276 | 109 | 213 | 267 | 257 | 45 |
Of the 45 persons (residents) who died after 80 years of age, there had resided in the Spitalfields sub-District 15; in the Mile End New
Town sub-District 10 ; in the Whitechapel Church sub-Distiict 9 ; in the Goodman's Fields sub-District 0 ; and in the Aldgate sub-District 5.
Included in the above were 2 deaths at 98 years of age.
2 „ 90
3 „ 94
2 „ 90
2 „ 89
1 „ S8
Total Births and Deaths in London, and Deaths under 5 years of age.
| No. of Births in London during the Year | 137,453 |
| „ Deaths „ „ „ | 83,051 |
| ,, „ ,, under 1 year of age 21,369 | 36,030 |
| „ ,, ,, between the ages of 1 & 5..14,661 |