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Whitechapel 1899

[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 1899.

Table A. —Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1899.

Sub-Registration Districts.Spital-fields.Mile End New TownGoodman's Fields.Boys.Girls.Total.
First Quarter235316178393336729
Second „308368184403457860
Third „244298172377337714
Fourth „245312145356346702
Total10321294679152914763005
Mem.:-124 births took place in the Whitechapel Union Infirmary; 26 of such births were belonging to non-residents.

Table: Distributing the remainder among the several districts, the corrected distribution is as follows:—

Distributing the remainder among the several districts, the corrected distribution is as follows:—

Spita fields.Mile End New Town.Goodman's Fields.Total.
Correct numbers of Births10921202685Boys, 15162979
Girls, 1463

Table: Table B.—Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 189 9.

Table B.—Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 189 9.

Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownGoodman's Fields.Males.Females.Total.
First Quarter8251066380278658
Second „7047150333258591
Third „8457178429304733
Fourth „11149265386282658
Total3472044259152811222650

Table: Table C.—The Deaths of 1222 Non-Residents which took place within the District during the year were Registered as under:—

Table C.—The Deaths of 1222 Non-Residents which took place within the District during the year were Registered as under:—

Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Infirmary and London Hospital).Goodman's Fields (River Thames).Total.
Nil.120715Males - 735
Females - 487