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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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MODEL DWELLINGS.
Number of Apartments. Population and Number of Deaths. 1889.
| Name and Situation of Dwellings. | Number of Apartments. | Number of Inhabitants. | Total Population. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | ||||
| Albert Buildings | 40 | 121 | 80 | 20I | 3 |
| Alexandra Buildings | 23 | 57 | 55 | 112 | 2 |
| Alfred Buildings | 26 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 3 |
| Booth Street Buildings | 154 | 354 | 383 | 737 | 18 |
| Brunswick Buildings | 280 | 654 | 4J4 | 1068 | 20 |
| Buckle Street Buildings | 30 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 2 |
| College Buildings | 85 | 127 | 56 | 183 | 3 |
| George Yard Buildings | 48 | 58 | 29 | 87 | 6 |
| Howards Buildings | 83 | 237 | 148 | 385 | 6 |
| Katharine Buildings | 263 | 443 | 275 | 718 | 23 |
| Lolesworth Buildings | 202 | 381 | 224 | 605 | 26 |
| Metropolitan Buildings | 60 | 198 | 85 | 283 | 2 |
| Morrisons Buildings (South) | 54 | 134 | 80 | 214 | 6 |
| New Buildings, Tenter Street | 25 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 0 |
| Peabody Buildings, Commercial St. | 60 | 134 | 60 | 194 | 1 |
| Peabody Buildings. Glasshouse St. | 286 | 664 | 448 | 1112 | 19 |
| Plough Street Buildings | 46 | 74 | 41 | "5 | 2 |
| Rothschilds Buildings | 228 | 432 | 662 | 1094 | 15 |
| Royal Mint Buildings | 225 | 362 | 171 | 533 | 7 |
| Shepherd Street Buildings | 41 | 68 | 36 | 104 | 1 |
| St. George's House | 40 | 82 | 43 | 125 | 5 |
| Tenter Buildings | 25 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 0 |
| Wentworth Buildings | 222 | 709 | 507 | 1216 | 16 |
| Totals | 2546 | 5486 | 3943 | 9429 | 186 |
Of the total deaths in Model Dwellings, there were 16 from
Measles; 8 from Diphtheria; I from Enteric Fever; and 13 from
Diarrhoea.
Table F* in the Appendix may be consulted for the age distribution
of those residents who died during the year.
From this Table I have deduced the usual
information concerning the deaths of infants and
children under the age of five years. Such
figures are contrasted with the Metropolitan statistics which apply
to similar ages. The deaths of infants under the age of one year,
in London, equalled 24.6 per cent. of the total deaths, and 14.2 of
the registered births; whilst, in the Whitechapel District, those
intants who died under the age of one year, equalled 25.0 per
cent., of the total deaths, against 25.2 per cent. last year; and
14.6 per cent. of the registered births, against 15.2 per cent, which
was the record for the preceding year.
Infant
Mortality.
* Page 27.