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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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T able D.—O utlying P ublic I nstitutions and O ther P laces where R esident of the W hitechapel D istrict D ied during the Y ear:—
| Name of Institution or Place. | No. of Deaths | Name of Institution or Place. | No. of Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Asylums' Board Hospitals— | Brought over | 112 | ||
| French Hospital | 1 | |||
| Fever | Eastern | 13 | Freidenheim | 3 |
| North Eastern | 4 | Friern Barnet Asylum | 1 | |
| North Western | 1 | German Hospital | 10 | |
| South Eastern | 11 | Guy's Hospital | 10 | |
| Small-pox Ship "Atlas" | 1 | Hand-in-hand Asylum | 1 | |
| Mem:—This case was not a District Resident. | Jews' Home, Hackney | 2 | ||
| Jews' Home, Stepney Green .. | 3 | |||
| Asylums | Banstead | 3 | Mildmay Hospital | 4 |
| Cane Hill | 1 | North Eastern Hospital, Haggerston | 1 | |
| Hanwell | 3 | |||
| Colney Hatch | 16 | Peckham House | 1 | |
| Ilford | 11 | Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum | 1 | |
| Leavesden | 6 | River Lee | 1 | |
| Bethnal Green Workhouse | 3 | River Thames | 1 | |
| Bethnal House Asylum | 1 | Royal Free Hospital | 2 | |
| Cambridge Road, E. | 1 | Royal Hospital for Incurables | 1 | |
| Carbut's Wharf, Shad Thames | 1 | St. Ann's House, Stoke Newington | 1 | |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 1 | |||
| Chest Hospital, Brompton | 1 | St. Bartholomews' Hospital | 8 | |
| „ „ City of London Children's Hospital, Gt. Ormond | 8 | St. George's Hospital | 1 | |
| St. George's (East) Workhouse | 1 | |||
| Street | 12 | St. Peter's Hospital | 1 | |
| Children's Hospital, Shadwell | 11 | St. Thomas' Hospital | 1 | |
| Evelina Children's Hospital | 1 | South Grove Workhouse belonging to Whitechapel | 47 | |
| City of London Infirmary | 1 | |||
| City Workhouse | 1 | Stepney Workhouse | 1 | |
| Carried over | 112 | Total | 216 | |
108 were Males and 108 were Females.
The Above Deaths were Registered at the Following Ages:—
Under the Age of 1 year 16
Between the Ages of 1 and 5 years 29
„ „ „ 5 20 ,, 23
„ 20 „ 40 43
„ „ „ 40 „ 60 „ 30
„ „ 60 „ 80 „ 64
Over the Age of 80 years 11