Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table E.— Correct District Mortality Table.
(Residents' Deaths, wherever registered, being correctly referred to their proper
Sub-Diss).
Sub-Registration Districts | Spital-fields. | Mile End New Town | White-chapel Church. | Goodmans Fields. | Aldgate. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Quarter | 167 | 70 | 131 | 31 | 41 | 440 | |
Second | 112 | 58 | 114 | 41 | 27 | 352 | |
Third ,, | 118 | 74 | 102 | 20 | 24 | 338 | |
Fourth ,, | 152 | 77 | 102 | 40 | 32 | 403 | |
Total | 549 | 279 | 449 | 132 | 124 | 1533 | |
803 Males. | 730 Females. |
Table F.— Showing the Ages at Deaths of the Residents who died
during the year.
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the age of 1 year | 89 | 83 | 127 | 85 | 384 | |
Between 1 and 5 years | 66 | 66 | 45 | 78 | 255 | |
,, 5 ,, 20 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 69 | |
,, 20 ,, 40 ,, | 65 | 48 | 38 | 54 | 205 | |
,, 40 ,, 60 | 89 | 79 | 55 | 89 | 312 | |
,, 60 ,, 80 | 86 | 48 | 56 | 71 | 261 | |
Over the age of 80 years | 21 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 47 | |
Total | 440 | 352 | 338 | 403 | 1533 | |
803 Males. | 730 Females. |
Total Births and Deaths in London, and Deaths under 5 years of age.
Number of Births in London during the year 1889 | 131.494 | |
,, Deaths ,, ,, | 75.689 | |
,, ,, under 1 year of age | 18,680 | 30.456 |
,, ,, between the ages of 1 and 5 | 11,776 |