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Whitechapel 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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- 1857
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS made by INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.
From February, 1856, to the Quarter ending December 27th, 1856. For the Quarter ending 31st March, 1857. Works in progress but not completed. Number of Nuisances inspected. Number of Houses systematically visited. Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. Number of Summonses taken out. Number of Notices served. Works in progress but not completed. Number of Nuisances inspected. Number of Houses systematically visited. Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. Number of Summonses taken out. Number of Notices served. For defective Drainage For other Nuisances. For defective Drainage. For other Nuisances. -
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TABLE I.— continued.
NUMBER OP HOUSES VISITED SINCE THE 27th DECEMBER, 1856, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. OTHER WORKS, &c. Requiring Limewashing and Cleansing. Without Dust Bins. Requiring Repair. Cellars and Yards ill paved. Without Water for domestic use. Inadequate water supply. Cesspools existing within lOOfeet of Sewer. Cesspools and Drain to Sewer. Cesspools not within distance of Sewer. Defective Drainage. Filth in Cellars. Privies in filthy condition. Requiring Water to Soil Pans. Privies in Cellars in an offensive condition. Inadequate Privy accommodation. Offensive Common Privies in Courts. Overflowing Cesspools. Stagnant Water on Premises. Overcrowded Houses. * Houses unfit for human habitation. Privies having Water Supply but without Soil Pans. Defective and Offensive Gullies. Gullies stopped. Accumulation of Filth in open places. Cow-houses and Yards visited. Slaughter-houses visited. Dangerous structures. Offensive Privies. Privies without Soil Pans or Water Supply (with Drains). Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. Works in progress. Works allowed to stand over from various causes. Works done without notice. -
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TABLE II. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO 27th DECEMBER, 1856.
Limewhiting and Cleansing. Dust Bins erected. Houses repaired. Yards and Cellars re-paved. Water supplied for domestic use. Larger supply of Water given. Cesspools abolished. Cesspools removed & Drains connected with Sewers Cesspools cleansed.—No Sewerage. New House Drainage made. House Drainage improved. Cellars cleansed. Filthy Privies cleansed. Water supply to Soil-pans. Filthy Privies in Cellars cleansed, &c. New Privies constructed. Stagnant Water on Premises removed. Over-crowded Houses remedied. Houses unfitted for Human habitation. Defeetive Gullies remedied. Gullies cleansed. Filth in open places removed. Cow-houses and Yards cleansed, &c. Slaugnter-houses improved. Dangerous structures. Other Nuisances removed, Dust, &c. Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. -
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TABLE III. Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and acute classes, which were recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union for the Three Months that ended on the 28th March, 1857.
Districts. Names of Medical Officers. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlatina. Hooping Cough. Diarhœa. Typhus or continued Fever. Erysepilas. Carbuncle Bronchitis and Catarrh pneumonia Croup. Phthisis. Other Diseases. Total. Average number of Fever cases per Week. -
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TABLE IV. Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whitechapel Union during each Week, commencing 3rd January, 1857.
Names of Medical Officers. Week ending Jan. 3rd. Jan. 10th. Jan. 17th. Jan. 24th. Jan. 31st. Feb. 7th. Feb. 14th. Feb. 2lst. Feb. 28th. March 7 th March 14th March 21st March 28th Totals. Corresponding Quarter of last Year. -
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TABLE V.— Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 28th March, 1857.
Districts. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Hooping Cough. Diarhœa. Typhus. Total. Grand Total. Grand Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1857 1856 -
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TABLE VI.— Table showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 28th March, 1857.*
Districts. WEEKS ENDING Total Males 345 January February March 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7 14 21 28 Total Females 372 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. m. F. -
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TABLE VII Table showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 28th March, 1857.
Districts. WEEKS ENDING January February March 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7 14 21 28 Total Males 334 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE VIII. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Unknown Total. -
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TABLE IX. Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. -
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TABLE X. Ages at Death in the London Hospital.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. -
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TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institutions.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total under 5 Grand Total. -
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TABLE XII.—Inquests.
Districts. No. Found Dead. Natural Death. Burns and Scalds Falls. Fractures, &c. Wounds Poison. Drowning. -
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TABLE XIII. Causes of Death at seven periods of life, registered in the Whitechapel District for the Three Months ending 28th March, 1857.
Causes of Death Sex. 0 and under 1 1 and under 5 1 5 and under 20. 20 and under 40 40 and under 60. 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total under 5. Grand Total -
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TABLE XIII.— continued.
Causes of Death Sex. 0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and | under 20. 20and under 40. 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total under 5. Grand Total. -
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TABLE XIII.— continued.
Causes of Death Sex. 0 and under 1 1 and under 5. 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards Total under 5 Grand Total. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS.
For the Quarter ending 27th June, 1857. Works in progress but not completed. Number of Nuisances inspected. Number of Houses systematically visited. Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. Number of Summonses taken out. Number of Notices served. For defective Drainage. For other Nuisances. -
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TABLE I.— continued.
NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED SINCE THE 28th MARCH, 1857, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. OTHER WORKS, &c. Requiring Limewashing and Cleansing. Without Dust Bins. Requiring Repair. Cellars and Yards ill paved. Without Water for domestic use. Inadequate water supply. Cesspools existing within 100 feet of Sewer. Cesspools and Drain to Sewer. Cesspools not within distance of Sewer. Defective Drainage. Filth in Cellars. Privies in filthy condition. Requiring Water to Soil Pans. Privies in Cellars in an offensive condition. Inadequate Privy accommodation. Offensive Common Privies in Courts. Overflowing Cesspools. Stagnant Water on Premises. Overcrowded Houses. *Houses unfit for human habitation. Privies having Water Supply but without Soil Pans. Defective and Offensive Gullies. Gullies stopped. Accumulation of Filth in open places. Cow-houses and Yards visited. Slaughter-houses visited. Dangerous structures. Offensive Privies. Privies without Soil Pans or Water Supply (with Drains). Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. Works in progress. Works allowed to stand over from various causes. Works done without notice. -
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TABLE II. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO 28th MARCH, 1857
Limewhiting and Cleansing. Dust Bins erected. Houses repaired. Yards and Cellars re-paved. Water supplied for domestic use. Larger supply of Water given. Cesspools abolished. Cesspools removed and Drains connected with Sewers. Cesspools cleansed.—No Sewerage. New House Drainage made. House Drainage improved. Cellars cleansed. Filthy Privies cleansed. Water supply to Soil-pans. Filthy Privies in Cellars cleansed, &c. New Privies constructed. Stagnant Water on Premises removed. Over-crowded Houses remedied. Houses unfitted for Human habitation. Defective Gullies remedied. Gullies cleansed. Filth in open places removed. Cow-houses and Yards cleansed, &c. Slaughter-houses improved. j Dangerous structures. Other Nuisances removed, Dust, &c. Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. -
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TABLE III. Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and acute classes, which were recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union for the Three Months that ended on the 27th June, 1857.
Districts. Names of Medical Officers. Small Pox. Measles Scarlatina. Hooping Cough. Diarhœa. Typhus or continued Fever. Erysipelas Carbuncle. Puerperal Fever. Ague. Pneumonia and Pleuritis. Bronchitis and Catarrh. Laryngitis. Dysentery. Cholera. Phthisis. Other Diseases. Total. Average number of Fever cases per Week. -
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TABLE IV. Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whitechapel Union during each Week, commencing 4th April, 1857.
Names of Medical Officers. Week ending April 4th. April 11th. April 18th. April 25th. May 2nd. May 9th. May 16th. May 23rd. May 30th. June 6th. June 13th. June 20th. June 27th. Totals. Corresponding Quarter of last Year. -
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TABLE V.— Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 27th June, 1857.
Districts. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Hooping Cough. Diarrhœa. Typhus. Total. Grand Total. Grand Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1857. 1856. -
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TABLE VI.—Table showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 27th June, 1857.*
Districts. WEEKS ENDING. Total Males 376 April. May. June. Total. 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total Females 331 Artillery 53 1 4 1 0 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 5 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 Spitalfields 137 4 7 6 6 2 6 10 10 6 2 9 6 3 2 7 3 9 4 7 4 2 2 8 6 3 3 -
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TABLE VII. Table showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 27th Jane, 1857.
Districts. WEEKS ENDING. April May June Total. 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. M. F. Total Males 304 Artillery 29 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 -
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TABLE VIII. Ages of Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856. -
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TABLE IX. Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856. -
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TABLE X. Ages at Death in the London Hospital.
0 and under 0 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856. -
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TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institutions.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total under 5 Grand Total. -
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TABLE XII.— Inquests.
Districts. No. Found Dead. Natural Death. Burns and Scalds. Violence Poison Suffocation and Drowning. Hanging. Starvation. -
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TABLE XIII. Causes of Death at seven periods of life, registered in the Whitechapel District for the Three Months ending 27th June, 1857.
Causes of Death. 0 and under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 20. 20 and under 40. 40 and under 60. 60 and under 80. 80 and upwards. Total under 5. Grand Total. -
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TABLE XIII.— CONTINUED.
Causes of Death. 0 and under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 20. 20 and under 40. 40 and under 60. 60 and under 80. 80 and upwards. Total under 5. Grand Total. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS.
For the Quarter ending 29th September, 1857. Works in progress but not completed. Number of Nuisances inspected. Number of Houses systematically visited. Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. Number of Summonses taken out. Number of Notices served. For defective Drainage For other Nuisances -
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TABLE I.— continued.
NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED SINCE THE 30th JUNE, 1857, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. OTHER WORKS, &c. Requring Limewashing and Cleansing. Without Dust Bins. Requiring Repair. Cellars and Yards ill-pared. Without Water for domestic use. Inadequate water supply. Cesspools existing within 100 feet of Sewer. Cesspools and Drain to Sewer. Cesspools not within distance of Sewer. Defective Drainage. Filth in Cellars. Privies in filthy condition. Requiring Water to Soil Pans. Privies in Cellars in an offensive condition. Inadequate Privy accommodation. Offensive Common Privies in Courts. Overflowing Cesspools. Stagnant Water on Premises. Overcrowded Houses. *Houses unfit for human habitation. Privies having Water Supply but without Soil Pans. Defective and Offensive Gullies. Gullies stopped. Accumulation of Filth in open places. Cow-houses and Yards visited. Slaughter-houses visited. Dangerous structures. Offensive Privies. Privies without Soil Pans or WaterSupply (withDrains).1 Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. Works in progress. Works allowed to stand over from various causes. Works' done without notice. -
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TABLE II. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO 30 th JUNE, 1857.
Limewhiting and Cleansing. Dust Bins erected. Houses repaired. Yards and Cellars re-paved. Water supplied for domestic use. Larger supply of Water given. Cesspools abolished. Cesspools removed & Drains conctd. with Sewers. Cesspools cleansed.—No Sewerage. New House Drainage made. House Drainage improved. Cellars cleansed. Filthy Privies cleansed. Water supply to Soil-pans. Filthy Privies in Cellars cleanscd. &c. New Privies constructed. Stagnant Water on Premises removed.; *Over-crowded Houses remedied. †Houses unfitted for Human habitation. Defective Gullies remedied. Gullies cleansed. Filth in open places removed.| Cow-houses and Yards cleansed, &c. Slanghter-houses improved. ‡ Dangerous structures. Other Nuisances removed, Dust, &c. Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. -
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TABLE III. Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and acute classes, which were recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union for the Three Months that ended on the 26th Sept., 1857.
Districts. Names of Medical Officers. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlatina. Hooping Cough Diarrhœa. Typhus or continued Fever. Erysipelas. Carbuncle. Rheumatic Fever. Ague. Pneumonia and Pleuritis. Bronchitis and Catarrh. Laryngitis and Croup. Dysentery. Cholera. Phthisis. Other Diseases. Total. Average number of Fever cases per Week. -
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TABLE IV. Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whitechapel Union during each Week, commencing 4th July, 1857.
Names of Medical Officers. Week ending July 4th. July 11th. July 18th. July 25th. August 1st. August 8th. Augt. l5th. Aug. 22nd. Augt. 29th. Sept. 5th. Sept. 12 th. Sept. 19th. Sept. 26th. Totals. Corrresponding Quarter of last Year. -
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TABLE V.— Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 26th September, 1857.
Districts. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Hooping Cough Diarrhœa† Typhus. Total. Grand Total. Grand Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1857 1856 -
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TABLE VI.— Table showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 26th Sept., 1857. 1
Districts. WEEKS ENDING. Total Males 359 July. August. September. Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total Females 337 -
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TABLE VII. T able showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 26th September, 1857.
Districts. WEEKS ENDING. Total Males 290 July. August. September. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total Females 261 -
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TABLE VIII.— Ages at Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.
0 and. under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856 -
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TABLE IX.— Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856. -
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TABLE X.— Ages at Death in the London Hospital.
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards Total. Corresponding Quarter of 1856. -
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TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institution
0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and upwards. Total under 5 Grand Total. -
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TABLE XII.— Inquests.
Districts. No. Found Dead. Natural Death. Burns and Scalds. Violence. Poison Suffocation and Drown ing. Hanging. Starvation. -
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TABLE XIII.— Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 26th September, 1857.
Causes of Death. 0 and under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 4o and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and above. Total. Causes of Death. 0 and under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 20 20 and under 40 40 and under 60 60 and under 80 80 and above Total.