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Limehouse 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE I.
Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the Year 1883, and 10 years preceding.
GROSS NUMBERS.
| Population estimated at the middle of the year 1883. 58,600. | Approximate No. of Inhabited Houses in District. 8,012. | Births. 2,153. | Deaths. 1,478. | Marriages. 494. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 8,012 | 2,275 | 1,469 | 468 |
| 1881 | 8,012 | 2,176 | 1,428 | 468 |
| 1880 | 8,012 | 2,210 | 1,540 | 484 |
| 1879 | 7,820 | 2,286 | 1,554 | 504 |
| 1878 | 7,820 | 2,240 | 1,484 | 544 |
| 1877 | 7,820 | 2,146 | 1,513 | 527 |
| 1876 | 7,820 | 2,202 | 1,434 | 522 |
| 1875 | 7,820 | 2,167 | 1,518 | 593 |
| 1874 | 7,820 | 2,082 | 1,361 | 624 |
| 1873 | 7,816 | 2,070 | 1,483 | 606 |
| Average of 10 yrs. 1873—82 | 7,877 | 2,185 | 1,478 | 534 |
NOTES.
1. Population at Census, 188l, 58,543.
2. Area in Acres, 576.
3. Average No. of Persons in each house at Census 1881, 7.3.