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Whitechapel 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1891
Pages
36
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    On the whole however 1 am impelled to think that my estimate of the district population is under-stated and that in consequence the death-rate is fixed too high.
    Year.Births.Deaths.Natural Increase.Estimated Death Rate.Estimated Population.
  • Page 4
    DEATHS, WHEREVER REGISTERED, REFERRED CORRECTLY TO SUB-DISTRICTS.
    Year.Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.Total.
  • Page 8
    VIOLENT DEATHS:— The deaths from violence numbered 59. Sub-Districts to which these persons belonged.
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.
  • Page 8
    AGE AT DEATH.
    Uuder 1.1 to 5.5 to 20.20 to 40.40 to 60.60 to 80.
  • Page 8
    Special Causes of Death from Violence :—
  • Page 10
    REGISTERED COMMON LODGING HOUSES. 1890.
    Name of Street.No of Houses registered.Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers.
  • Page 11
    MODEL DWELLINGS. Number of Apartments, Population, and Number of Deaths, 1890.
    Name and Situation of Dwellings.Number of Apartments.Number of Inhabitants.Total Population.Deaths.
    Adults.Children.
  • Page 24
    Table A. —Births Registered in the Whitechapel District.
    Sub Registration Districts.Spital-fields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 24
    Table Ai .—Births correctly distributed amongst the Sub-registration Districts.
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.
  • Page 24
    Table B.—Deaths registered in the Whitechapel District during 1890.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 24
    Table C.—The 777 Deaths of Non-Residents which took place in the District were Registered as under .
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Whitechapel Infirmary).Whitechapel Church (London Hospital).Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.
  • Page 25
    T able D.—Outlying Public Institutions, &c., where Residents of the Whitechapel District Died during the year.
  • Page 25
    Table E. —C orrect District Mortality Table. (Residents' Deaths, wherever registered, being correctly referred to their proper Sub-Districts).
    Sub-Registration DistrictsSpital-fields.Mile End New TownWhite-chapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
  • Page 26
    Table F.—Showing the Ages at Death of the Residents who died during th Year.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 27
    Table H.—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1890.
    Diseases.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.Diseases.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.
  • Page 28
    Table I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH.
    Class of Disease.Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
    London includ'g WhitechapelWhitechapel District.
  • Page 28
    T able L.—VACCINATION STATISTICS.
  • Page 29
    TABLE M.—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1890.
    Causes of Death.1 st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.
  • Page 30
    Table N.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1890.
    Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4 th Quar.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total
  • Page 31
    Table O.—PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.Measles.Erysipelas.|Croup.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.Measles.Erysipelas.Croup.NAME OF PLACE.Small PoxScarlet FeverTyphus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.Measles.Erysipelas.Croup.
  • Page 32
    Table O. (Continued). —PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small PoxScarlet FeverTyphus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.MeaslesErysipelas.Croup.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.Measles.Erysipelas.Croup.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox,Scarlet Fever.Typhus FeverEnteric FeverDiphtheria.Measles.Erysipelas.Croup.
  • Page 33
    Table P.—SANITARY AND OTHER WORK PERFORMED BY THE INSPECTORS.
    Classification of Work.Quarter ending Mar. 29th.Quarter ending June 28th.Quarter ending Sept. 27th.Quarter ending Dec. 27th.Totals for the year.
  • Page 34
    T able Q.— METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine.Mean of Degree of Humidity (saturation represented by 100).Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches).Mean of Horizontal movement of the Air. (miles per hour).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Rainfall (in inches).Rain or Snows (Number of days fall.)
    Greenwich.Lewes.
  • Page 35
    Table R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS—HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London.Humidity of Atmosphere.Reading of the Barometer (in inches).Horizontal movement of Air (miles per hour).Temperature (Fahrenheit).Ozone.