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Whitechapel 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: Table A.— Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1898.

Table A.— Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1898.

Sub-Regististion Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goldman's Fields.Boys.Girls.Total.
First Quarter312199238110451408859
Second „252229244108406427833
Third „244170229102373372745
Fourth „24415718899335353688
Total1052755899419156515603125

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Mem.:— 105 births took place in the Whitechapel Union Infirmary; 17 of such
births were belonging to non-residents.
Distributing the remainder among the several districts, the corrected distribution is
as follows:—
Correct births 1091 676 916 425 Total 3108.

Table: Table B.— Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1898.

Table B.— Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1898.

Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Males.Females.Total.
First Quarter9815730058350263613
Second „4912232132313211524
Third „9713236941395244639
Fourth „8714133539343259602
Total331552132517014019772378

Table: Table C.— The Deaths of 1005 Non-Residents, which took place within the District during the year, were Registered as under:—

Table C.— The Deaths of 1005 Non-Residents, which took place within the District during the year, were Registered as under:—

Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Whitechapel Infirmary).Whitechapel Church (London Hospital).Goodman's Fields (River Thames).Total.
Nil.729321Males613
Females392