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Stepney 1900

[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 1900.

TABLE A.—BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR 1900.

Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Goodman's Fields.Boys.GirlsTotal.
First Quarter232330159381340721
Second „318357175428422850
Third ,,220287188365330695
fourth „217274145320316636
Total9871248667149414082902

Table: Mem.—104 Births took place in the Whitechapel Union Infirmary; 22 of such Births were born of Non-Resident mothers. Distributing the remainder among the several Districts, the corrected distribution is as under:—

Mem.—104 Births took place in the Whitechapel Union Infirmary; 22 of such Births were born of Non-Resident mothers. Distributing the remainder among the several Districts, the corrected distribution is as under:—

Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Goodman's Fields.Total.
Correct numbers of Births10321165683Boys1483
Girls1397

Table: TABLE B.—DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR 1900.

TABLE B.—DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR 1900.

Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Goodman's Fields.Males.Females.Total.
First Quarter8353275400290690
Second „7648568373256629
Third ,,6349265348272620
Fourth ,,7943643312246558
Total3011945251143310642497

Table: Table C.—The Deaths of 1171 Non-Residents which took plcce within the District during the year were registered as under: —

Table C.—The Deaths of 1171 Non-Residents which took plcce 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.Infirmary686
London Hosp.1097Males688
Total1165Females483