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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1899 IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL—
Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Description of Sub-Registration Districts and Public Institutions, also Outlying Public Institution Deaths. | Mortality from all causes at | Age. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 & under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVERS. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis. Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other causes | Total. | ||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric, or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Hospital | 1st Qtr. | 301 | 30 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 156 | 6 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 74 | 301 | ||
| 5 upwards | — | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 10 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 117 | 227 | ||||||||||
| 2nd „ | 300 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 31 | 149 | 14 | Under 5 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 76 | 300 | |
| 5 upwards | - | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 118 | 224 | ||||||||||
| 3rd „ | 399 | 68 | 71 | 41 | 44 | 164 | 11 | Under 5 | - | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 27 | 13 | 139 | 399 | |||
| 5 upwards | — | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | — | 9 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 142 | 260 | ||||||||||
| 4th „ | 323 | 41 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 165 | 13 | Under 5 | — | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 89 | 323 | |
| 5 upwards | — | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | — | 17 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 102 | 234 | ||||||||||
| Total for year | 1323 | 169 | 209 | 127 | 140 | 634 | 44 | Under 5 | - | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 101 | 6 | 40 | 173 | 378 | 1323 | |
| 5 upwards | — | — | 2 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 49 | 101 | 131 | 132 | 479 | 945 | ||||||||||
| Deaths of Non-Residents Registered with-in the Whitechapel District | 1st Qtr. | 283 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 146 | 17 | Under 5 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 60 | 283 |
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 11 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 118 | 223 | ||||||||||
| 2nd „ | 280 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 147 | 11 | Under 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 64 | 280 | |
| 5 upwards | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 119 | 216 | |||||||||||
| 3rd „ | 354 | 50 | 56 | 33 | 42 | 158 | 15 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | 3 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 104 | 354 | |
| 5 upwards | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 138 | 248 | ||||||||||
| 4 th „ | 305 | 34 | 39 | 18 | 34 | 165 | 15 | Under 5 | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 73 | 305 | ||
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 19 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 104 | 232 | |||||||||||
| Total for year | 1222 | 135 | 168 | 106 | 139 | 616 | 58 | Under 5 | - | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 29 | 148 | 303 | 1222 | ||
| 5 upwards | — | — | 1 | — | — | 32 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 52 | 94 | 123 | 123 | 479 | 919 | ||||||||||