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Whitechapel 1856

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: Cases of Sickness in the Mile End New Town Medical District, under the careof Mr.Champneys,for the yearending December27th,1856.

Cases of Sickness in the Mile End New Town Medical District, under the careof Mr.Champneys,for the yearending December27th,1856.

EndingSmall Fox,Measles.Scarlet Fever.Hooping CoughDiarrhœa.Fever.Other Zymotic DiseasesTotal Zymotic DiseasesOther Cases of Illness.Total.
March 27th.MF.Total.MF.Total,MF.Total.MFTotal.2515113205353558
639213224
Jnne 27th.111111459158612125354479
Septem. 27 th.2G81527430264300564
Decern. 27th.325112225298716144266410
Totals.10515325331115202213987173812732011

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Dr. Payne, Who has the medical charge of the Whitechapel Workhouse, has

Table: Cases of Sickness in the Whitechapel Medical District, under the care ofDr. Payne, for the year ending Dec.27, 1856

Cases of Sickness in the Whitechapel Medical District, under the care ofDr. Payne, for the year ending Dec.27, 1856

EndingSmall Pox.Measles.Scarlet; Fever.Hooping Cough.Diarhœa.Fever.Other Zymotic DiseasesTotal Zymotic Diseases.Other Cases of Illness.Total.
March 27th.1321191412169157326
June 27th.11112621399201300
Septem. 27th.1146469103141244
Decern. 27th.1510*47871205276
Totals2524677296324427041146
Grand Totals.11571105988481929649371362849897
*10 Cases of Fever occurred in Queen Ann Street.

Table: Dr. Payne, who has the medical charge of the whitechapel Workhouse, has kindly furnished me with the following return, showing an annual average number of cases of sickness in the Workhouse from Christmas, 1852, to Christmas, 1855:—

Dr. Payne, who has the medical charge of the whitechapel Workhouse, has kindly furnished me with the following return, showing an annual average number of cases of sickness in the Workhouse from Christmas, 1852, to Christmas, 1855:—

Sick ChildrenMidwifery Cases.Syphilitic Cases.Fever.General.Total.
231551054636231528