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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

Limehouse 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Table: TABLE I.Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the year 1879, and 10 years preceding.GROSS NUMBERS.

TABLE I.

Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the year 1879, and 10 years preceding.

GROSS NUMBERS.

Population estimated at the middle of the year 1879,No. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.Births.Deaths.Marriages.
60,000.7,820.2,286.1,554.505.
18787,8202,2401,484544
18777,8202,1461,513527
18767,8202,2021,434522
18757,8202,1671,518593
18747,8202,0821,361624
18737,8162,0701,483606
18727,8162,0481,096608
18717,8162,0821,227579
18707,4621,9801,236578
18697,4622,0551,335554
Average of 10 yrs. 1869—787747.22107.21368.7573.5
NOTES. 1. Population at Census 1871, 57,690. 2. Area in acres, 576. 3. Average No. of Persons in each house at Census 1871, 7.5.