[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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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 31st December, 1857.								For the Quarter ending 31st March, 1358.
	Works in progress but not completed.	Number of Nuisances inspected.	Number of Houses systematically visited.	Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Books.	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 ot Notices served.
	Works in progress but not completed.	Number of Nuisances inspected.	Number of Houses systematically visited.	Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Books.	For defective Drainage	For other Nuisances	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.	For defective Drainage.	For other Nuisances.	Number ot Notices served.

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TABLE I.—continued.

NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM DECEMBER 31ST, 1857, TO THE 31st MARCH, 1858, 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.	*Hoases 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 DECEMBER 31ST, 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.	Eilthy 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.	Eilth in open places removed.	Cow-houses and Yards cleansed, &c.	Slaughter-houses improved.	‡ Dangerous structures.	Other Nuisances removed, Dust, &c. •	Dangerous Cellar Elaps 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 3rd April, 1858.

Districts.'	Names of Medical Officers.	Small Pox.	Measles.	Scarlatina.	Hooping Cough	Diarrhoea.	Typhus or continued Fever.	Erysipelas.	Puerperal Fever.	Carbuncle.	Bronchitis and Catarrh.	Pneumonia and Pleuritis	Croup.	Diptheria	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Dysentery.	Other Diseases.	Total.
Spitalfields	Mr. Hart	2	16	5	5	35	50	5	0	3	307	30	0	0	2	3	8	429	900
Mile End New Town	Mr. Champneys	0	12	3	15	15	80	1	0	0	100	3	0	1	0	0	3	280	513
Whitechapel	Mr. Richardson	1	11	1	11	13	7	0	1	0	203	4	0	0	0	0	1	193	446
Goodman's Fields	Mr. Sequeira	0	53	1	31	45	58	6	0	2	136	36	1	0	2	12	6	761	1150

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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 9th Jany., 1858.

Names of Medical Officers.		Week ending Jany. 9th.	Jan. 16th.	Jan. 23rd.	Jan. 30th.	Feb. 6th.	Feb. 13th.	Feb. 20th.	Feb. 27th,	March 6tli.	Mar. 13 th.	Mar. 20th.	Mar. 27th.	April 3rd.	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 3rd April, 1858.

Districts.	Small Pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Hooping Cough		Diarrhoea		Typhus.		Total.		Grand Total.	Grand Total.

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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 3rd April, 1858,*

Districts.		WEEKS ENDING.																										Total Males 407
Districts.		January								February.								March.										Total Males 407
	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
Artillery	52	1	0	9,	2	4	3	9.	0	3	1	4	4	4	9	3	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	3	3	Gramd Total 744
Spitalfields	135	3	4	9	6	3	3	3	6	6	5	9	3	6	5	4	3	8	3	7	2	5	8	8	4	9	3
Mile End New Town	133	5	5	1	5	6	1	3	6	9	10	6	5	1	3	6	4	1	3	1	0	3	9	11	8	10	11
Whitechapel, North	148	3	4	5	6	3	1	11	7	8	6	3	5	6	9	10	4	3	4	11	11	4	7	1	5	7	4	Total Births for the corresponding Quarter of last year717 Increase of Births 27
Whitechapel,Church	87	4	4	3	9	3	3	2	4	5	3	2	5	6	1	5	0	4	4	9.	2	9	4	3	2	3	9,
Goodman's	99	1	4	5	4	5	3	9,	5	3	3	3	5	6	5	3	2	5	1	9	7	4	3	9.	3	3	3
Aldgate	90	5	2	3	1	4	2	4	3	6	2	2	3	2	3	4	2	1	4	7	2	5	3	8	5	5	2
Totals	744	22	23	28	26	28	16	27	31	40	30	29	30	31	28	35	16	26	20	38	26	30	35	33	28	40	28

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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 3rd April, 1858.

Districts.	Total.	WEEKS ENDING.																										Total Males	368
		January.								February.								March.										Total Males	368
		January.								February.								March.										Total Females	318

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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 1857.

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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 1857.

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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	2 0 and under 40	40 and under 60	60 and under 80	80 and upwards	Total.	Corrres-ponding Quarter of 1857.

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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. —I nquests.

Districts.	No.	Found Dead.	Natural Death.	Burns and Scalds.	Violence.	Poison	Suffocation and Drown ing.	Hanging.	Privation.

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TABLE XIII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd April, 1858.

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.

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LONDON HOSPITAL.—TABLE XIV. Causes of Death art; Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd April, 1858.

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.	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.

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TABLE XV.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Year ending on the 31st of December, 1857.

Name of Street or Place.	No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Drains.			Cesspools.		Water Closets.			Dust Bins.		Pavement.		General Water Supply.			General Improvement			Remarks.
	No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Number constructed.	Improvement or Repair.	Traps fixed.	Abolished.	Cleansed and Disinfected.	Pans and Traps furnished.	New ones constructed.	Water supply provided.	Constructed.	Repaired.	Constructed.	Relaid or Repaired.	Receptacles provided.	Reccptacles repaired.	Water supply provided.	Generally repaired.	Cleansing and Limewhiting.	Ventilation.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS made by INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.

For the Year ending 31st December, 1857.								For the Quarter ending 3lst December, 1357.
	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.	Woks 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.	For defective Drainage	For other Nuisances ;	Number of Notices served.	Woks in progress but not completed.	Number of Nuisances Inspected.	Number of Houses systematically visited.	Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book.	For defective Drainage.	For other Nuisances.	Number of Notices served.

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TABLE I.—continued.

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TABLE II. SUMMARY OE WORKS EXECUTED FROM FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 27th, 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 Mob that ended on the 2nd January, 1858.

Districts.	Names of Medical Officers.	Measles.	Scarlatina.	Hooping Cough	Diarrhoea.	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.
*Spitalfields	Mr. Hart	2	1	7	55	106	3	0	4	1	17	285	0	5	1	3	393	883
†Mile End New Town	Mr. Champneys	8	7	0	30	74	4	0	0	0	7	8	0	2	0	0	357	497
‡Whiteehapel	Mr. Richardson	a	7	0	21	29	2	0	1	1	3	141	1	0	0	0	178	396
\|\| Goodman's Fields	Mr. Sequeira	13	1	22	49	186	4	1	3	9	67	130	1	1	0	0	897	1184
Totals		25	16	29	155	395	13	1	8	11	94	564	2	8	1	3	1825	2960	28

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TABLE IV.—Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whiteehapel Union during each Week, commencing 27th Sep., 1857

Names of Medical Officers.	Week ending Oct. 3th.	Oct 10 th.	Oct. 17 th.	Oct. 24th.	Oct. 31st.	Nov. 7th.	Nov. 14th.	Nov. 21st.	Nov. 28t h.	Dec. 5th.	Dec. 12th.	Dec. 19th.	Dec. 26th.	Jan. 2nd.	Totals.	orrresponding Quarter of last Year. 13 Weeks

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TABLE V.—Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd January, 1858.

Districts.	Small Pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Hooping Cough,		Diarrhœa¹		Typhus.		Total.		Grand Total.	Grand Total.

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TABLE VI.— T able showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd Jan., 1858,* (14 Weeks)

Districts.	Total.	WEEKS ENDING.
Districts.		October.										November.								December.
		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.	M	F.

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TABLE VII.—Table showing the number of Deatlis in each Week in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 27th Jan., 1858.

*Districts.	Total.	WEEKS ENDING.
*Districts.		October.										November.								December.										Total 321
		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.	M.	F.	Total Males 288

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Deaths in the London Hospital For the Three Months ending 2nd January, 1858. Males, 60. Females, 27. Total, 87. Of this number 59 were non-residents in the Whitechapel District, and 19 were cases of violent death, in which the residences were not given. 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 13 weeks	Total for the 35wks ending Jan. 2nd, 1858.	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases for 1857. 26
9	2	i	9	7	13	4	45	35	1G5	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases for 1857. 26

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Inquests were held on two of the above recorded cases. Six cases of Fever and one of Diarrhoea died in the Whitechapel Workhouse. 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. 13 weeks	Total for the53wks ending Jan. 2nd, 1858.	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, for 1857.

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An Inquest was held on one of the above recorded cases. Five cases of Fever died 11 Christchurch Workhouse. TABLE X.—Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

0 and under 1	1 ar.d under 5	5 and under 20	20 and under 40:	40 and under 60	60 and under 80	80 and upwards	Total.	Corrresponding Quarter of 1856. 13 weeks	Total for the 53 weeks ending Jan 2nd, 1858

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Four cases of Fever and one Dysentery died in the London Hospital. 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.	Total for the 53 wks. ending Jan 2nd, 1858.

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TABLE X[L—Inquests.

Districts.	No.	Found Dead.	Natural Death.	Burns* and Scalds.	Violence.	Poisonf	Suffocation and Drown ing. t	Hanging.	Starvation.	Total Inquests for the year ending 2nd Jan. 1858.

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TABLE XIII.— Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for thfe Three Months ending 2nd January, 1858.

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.

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TABLE XIV.—Summary of the various causes of Death in the Whitechapel District, for the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858.

	March.	June.	September.	January.	Total.

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Of the 537 deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 117 were pases of Fever, and 139 of Diarrhœa; and out of the 2350 deaths, there died—

0 and under 1	1 and under 5	5 and under 20	20 arid under 40	40 and under 60	60 and under 80	80 and upwards.	Total.

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TABLE XV. Showing the number of Deaths of Males above the age of 20 in each Sub-district (exclusive of Violent Deaths and Non-residents), the number of years loss of life to every Adult Male, taking the health) standard at 60 years), the Deaths from Fever and Consumption, for the year ending 2nd January, 1858.

Districts.	No. of Deaths of Males above 20.	Average age at Death.	Years loss of life to each.	No. of deaths from Fever.	No. of deaths from Consump.	No. of deaths of Males above 70.	No. of deaths of Males above 80.	No. of deaths of Males. above 90.

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TABLE XVII. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the years 1856 and 1857.

1856.								1857.
Districts.	Small Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Hooping Cough	Diarrhœa.	Typhus,	Total.	Small Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Hooping Cough.	Diarrhoea.	Typhus.	Total.

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TABLE XVIII. Showing the Mortality in the Workhouses and Hospitals in the District during 1856 & 1857

Whitechapel Workhouse.	Christ Church Workhouse.	London Hospital.	Military Hospital.

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TABLE XIX. Showing the total Mortality in the Whitechapel District, without deductions for Non-residents in each year during 10 years from 1848-57.

Years.	1848	1849	1850	1851	1852	1853	1854	1855	1856	1857 53 weeks

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TABLE XX. Showing the rise and decline ofDiarrlioea during the Seven Months from May to November. The cases are taken from the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, and the Deaths from the Returns of the Local Registrars. The cases and Deaths of Cholera are included in this Return.

Date.	Cases.	\| Deaths.	Date.	Cases.	Deaths.	Date.	Cases.	Deaths.	Total Cases	Total Deaths.

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TABLE XXL Showing the Name of the Locality, the Number of the Houses in such Locality, the Cases of Fever attended by the Medical Officers of the Union, and the Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, for the year ending 26th December, 1857.

Name of Place.	No. of Houses.	Cases of Fever-	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases	Name of Place.	No. of Houses.	Cases of Fever.	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases

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TABLE XXI—continued.

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TABLE XXI.—CONTINUED.

Name of Place.	No. of Houses.	Cases of Fever.	Deaths from Zymotic. Disease	Name of Place.	No. of Houses.	Cases of Fever.	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the "Sear ending on the 31st of December, 1857.

Name of Street or Place.	No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Drains.			Cesspools.		Water Closets.			Drains.		Pavement.		General Water Supply.			General Improvement
	No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Number constructed.	Improvement or Repair.	Traps fixed.	Abolished.	Cleansed and Disinfected.	Pans and Traps furnished.	New ones constructed.	W ater supply provided.	Constructed.	Repaired.	Constructed.	Relaid or Repaired.	Receptacles provided.	Reccptacles repaired.	Water supply provided.	Generally repaired.	Cleansing and Limewhiting.	Ventilation.	Remarks.

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued-

Name of Street or Place. 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	5	16	17	18	19	20 Rewards.

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued.

Name of Street or Place.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Remarks.

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued.

Name of Street or Place.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Remarks.

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued,

Name of Street or Place.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	u	15	16	1	18	19	20	Remarks.

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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND WORKS EXECUTED SINCE TUB 1st of January, 1856, to the 3rd of July, 1858.

From February, 1856, to the Quarter ending 3rd July 1858.								For the Quarter ending 3rd July, 1858.
Total number of Nuisances removed.	Works in progress but not completed.	Number of Nuisances inspected in houses and yards.	Number of Houses systematically visited. House-to- house visitation.	Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Books.	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.
Total number of Nuisances removed.	Works in progress but not completed.	Number of Nuisances inspected in houses and yards.		Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Books.	For defective Drainage	For other Nuisances	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.	For defective Drainage.	For other Nuisances.	Number of Notices served.

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TABLE I.— CONTINUED.

NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM APRIL 3rd, 1858, TO THE 3RD JULY, 1858, 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 WaterSupply (with Drains).	Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings.	Works in progress.	Works allowed to stand over from various causes	Works done without notice.
250	189	42	112	13	1	198	84	105	170	41	49	267	3	2	11	15	13	3	0	3	41	152	5	11	19	13	420	84	42	61	443	589

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table ii. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO APRIL 3rd, 1858.

		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 cleansed.—No Sewerage.		New House Drainage made.		House Drainage improved, Trapped, &c.	Cellars cleansed.	Filthy Privies cleansed.	Water supply to Soil-pans.	New Privies constructed.	Pans to Privies provided.	*Over-crowded Houses remedied.	†Houses unfitted for Human habitation.	Ventilation improved,	Private Courts Paved.	Filth in open places removed.	‡Dangerous structures.		Othernuisances removed, Dust, StagnantWater,&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 3rd July, 1858.

Districts.	Names of Medical Officers.	Small Pox.	Measles.	Scarlatina.	Hooping Cough	Diarrhoea.	Typhus or continued Fever.	Erysipelas.	Puerperal Fever.	Carbuncle.	Bronchitis and Catarrh.	Pneumonia and Pleuritis.	Croup.	Diptheria	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Dysentery.	Delirium Tremens.	Other Diseases.	Total.
Spitalfields	Mr. Blackwell	0	76	0	18	75	9	2	0	3	28	4	0	0	2	2	2	0	585	806
Mile End New Town	Mr. Champneys	4	31	S	17	50	51	2	0	0	29	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	348	550
Whitechapel	Mr. Richardson	1	40	4	15	26	3	0	1	2	134	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	217	444
Goodman's fields	Mr. Sequeira	1	94	3	23	73	66	6	0	1	BO	23	1	1	5	16	3	1	778	1155

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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 10th April, 1858.

Names of Medical Officers.	Week ending April 10th	April 17 th	April 24th	May 1st	May 8th	May 15th	May 22nd i	May 29 th	June 5 th	June 12th	June 19 th	June 26th	July 3rd.	Totals.	Corrres-ponding Quarter of last Year.

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TABLE V.— T able showing the Deaths from Epidemic Oiseases in the Whiteehapel ^District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd July, 1858.

Districts.	Small Pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Hooping Cough		Diarrhoea		Typhus.		Total.		Grand Total.	Grand Total.

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TABLE VI.—Table showing the number of Births in each M eek in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd JuIy, 1858,*

Districts.		WEEKS ENDING.

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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 3rd July, 1858.

Districts.		WEEKS ENDING

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TABLE VIII.—Ages at Death in the Whiteehapel Workhouse.

0 and under 1	1 and under 5	5 and under 20	20 and under 40	40 and under 60	60 aud under 80	80 and upwards.	Total.	Corresponding Quarter of 1857.

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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 1857.

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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 aud under 80	80 and upwards	Total.	Corrres-ponding Quarter of 1857.

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TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whiteehapel District, including those in the ahove-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.
135	130	42	66	77	74	14	265	538

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TABLE XH.—Inquests.

Districts.	No.	Found Dead.	Natural Death.	Burns and Scalds.	Violence.	Poison	Suffocation and Drown ing.	Hanging.	Privation.

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TABLE XIII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered m the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd July, 1858.

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.

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LONDON HOSPITAL.—TABLE XIV. Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Mouths ending 3rd April, 1858.

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.	Causes of Death.	0 and under l.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60	60 and under 80	80 and above	Total.

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TABLE XV.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements from February, 1856, to the Quarter ending on the 3rd April, 1858

Name of Street or Place.	No. of Houses in. Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Drains.			Cesspools.		Water Closets.			Dust Bins.		Pavement.		General Water Supply.			General Improvement			Remarks.
Name of Street or Place.	No. of Houses in. Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Number constructed.	Improvement or Repair.	Traps fixed.	Abolished.	Cleansed and Disinfected.	.Pans and Traps furnished.	New ones constructed.	Water supply provided.	Constructed.	Repaired	Constructed.	Relaid or Repaired.	Receptacles provided.	Receptacles repaired.	Water supply provided.	Generally repaired.	Cleansing andLimewhiting.	Ventilation.	Remarks.

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Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Quarter ending 3rd July, 1858.

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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND WORKS EXECUTED SINCE THE 1st of January, 1856, to the 2nd of October, 1858.

From February, 1856, to the Quarter ending 3rd July 1858.								For the Quarter ending 2nd October, 1858.

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TABLE I.— CONTINUED. NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM JULY 3rd, 1858, TO THE 2nd OCT., 1858, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED OTHER 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 JULY 3rd, 1858.

[	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 cleansed.—No Sewerage.	New House Drainage made.	House Drainage improved, Trapped, &c.	Cellars cleansed.	Fiihy Privies cleansed.	Water supply to Soil-pans.	New Privies constructed.	Pans to Privies provided.	*Over-crowded Houses remedied.	†Houses unfitted for Human habitation.	Ventilation improved,	Private Courts Paved.	Filth in open places removed.	‡Dangerous structures.	Other nuisances removed,Dust,StagnantWater,&c.	Dangerous Clellar Flaps and Area Gratings.
[	1241		620	491	713	23	36	1540	907	1166	736	378	458	1538	44	1339	23	29	11	11	57	131	6967	2154

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TABLE in.— 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 3rd July, 185S.

Districts.	Names of Medical Officers.	Small Box.	Measles.	Scarlatina.	Hooping \| Cough	Diarrhoea.	Typhus or continued Fever.	Erysipelas.	Carbuncle.	Bronchitis and Catarrh.	Pneumonia and Pleuritis.	Diptheria	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Dysentery.	Other Diseases.	Total.
Spitalfields	Mr. Blackwell	0	36	16	6	143	13	12	1	26	9	0	0	0	2	560	824
Mile End New Town	Mr. Champneys	0	10	6	12	127	44	5	0	2	3	0	0	0	5	378	592
Whitechapel	Mr. Richardson	1	10	11	3	93	7	4	0	131	0	0	1	0	0	241	502
Goodman's fields	Mr. Sequeira	2	18	14	11	130	56	5	1	27	7	3	3	13	5	649	944

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TABLE IV.—Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

Districts.	Small Pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Hooping Cough		Diarrhoea		Typhus.		Total.		Grand Total.	Grand Total.

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TABLE V-T able showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whiteehapel Dstrict, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

Districts.		WEEKS ENDING. j
Districts.		July.										August.								September.								Total Male 306

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TABLE VI._ T able showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

Districts.		WEEKS ENDING																										Total Males 308
		July.										August.								September.								Total Males 308
		July.										August.								September.								Total Females 239

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TABLE VII.—Ages at Death in the Union 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 upward	Total Males 26 Females 21	Corresponding Quarter of 1857.

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TABLE VIII..—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 2nd October, 1858.

Causes of Death.	0 and under 1	l 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.

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LONDON IIOSriTAL.—TABLE IX. Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital, for the Three Months ending 2nd October, 1858.

Causes of Death.	0 and under1	l ana under 5.	\| 5 ana \| under 20.	20 ana under 40.	\| 40 ana \| under 60.	60 and under 80	80 and above.	Total.	Causes of Death.	0 and under I.	I and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60	60 and under 80	80 and above	Total.

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TABLE X.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements up to the 3rd of July, 1858.

No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	drains.			Cesspools.		Water Closets.			dust Bins.		Pavement.		General Water Supply.			General improvement
No. of Houses in Place or Street.	No. of Houses Inspected.	Number constructed.	Improvement or Repair.	Traps fixed.	Abolished.	Cleansed and Disinfected.	Pans and Traps furnished.	New ones constructed.	Water supply provided.	Constructed.	Repaired.	Constructed.	lielaid or Repaired.	Receptacles provided.	Receptacles repaired.	Water supply provided.	Generally repaired. i	Cleansing and Limewhiting.	Ventilation.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	u	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
3660	3281	195 1027		313	1060	160	1203	84	795	401	115	17	297	21	7	31	257	803	5

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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.

TABLE I.—continued.

TABLE II. SUMMARY Of WORKS EXECUTED UP TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1857.

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 3rd April, 1858.

TABLE IV.—Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whitechapel Union during each Week, commencing 9th Jany., 1858.

' TABLE V.—Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd April, 1858.

TABLE VI.—Table showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd April, 1858,*

TABLE VII.—Table showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd April, 1858.

TABLE VIII.—Ages at Death in the Whitechapel Workhouse.

TABLE IX.—Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.

TABLE X.—Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institution,

TABLE XII. —I nquests.

TABLE XIII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd April, 1858.

LONDON HOSPITAL.—TABLE XIV. Causes of Death art; Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd April, 1858.

TABLE XV.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Year ending on the 31st of December, 1857.

TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS made by INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.

TABLE I.—continued.

TABLE II. SUMMARY OE WORKS EXECUTED FROM FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 27th, 1857.

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 Mob that ended on the 2nd January, 1858.

TABLE IV.—Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whiteehapel Union during each Week, commencing 27th Sep., 1857

TABLE V.—Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd January, 1858.

TABLE VI.— T able showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd Jan., 1858,* (14 Weeks)

TABLE VII.—Table showing the number of Deatlis in each Week in the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 27th Jan., 1858.

Inquests were held on two of the above recorded cases. Six cases of Fever and one of Diarrhoea died in the Whitechapel Workhouse. TABLE IX.—Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.

An Inquest was held on one of the above recorded cases. Five cases of Fever died 11 Christchurch Workhouse. TABLE X.—Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

Four cases of Fever and one Dysentery died in the London Hospital. TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whitechapel District, including those in the above-named Institution

TABLE X[L—Inquests.

TABLE XIII.— Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for thfe Three Months ending 2nd January, 1858.

TABLE XIV.—Summary of the various causes of Death in the Whitechapel District, for the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858.

Of the 537 deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 117 were pases of Fever, and 139 of Diarrhœa; and out of the 2350 deaths, there died—

TABLE XVII. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the years 1856 and 1857.

TABLE XVIII. Showing the Mortality in the Workhouses and Hospitals in the District during 1856 &amp; 1857

TABLE XIX. Showing the total Mortality in the Whitechapel District, without deductions for Non-residents in each year during 10 years from 1848-57.

TABLE XX. Showing the rise and decline ofDiarrlioea during the Seven Months from May to November. The cases are taken from the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, and the Deaths from the Returns of the Local Registrars. The cases and Deaths of Cholera are included in this Return.

TABLE XXL Showing the Name of the Locality, the Number of the Houses in such Locality, the Cases of Fever attended by the Medical Officers of the Union, and the Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, for the year ending 26th December, 1857.

TABLE XXI—continued.

TABLE XXI.—CONTINUED.

Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the "Sear ending on the 31st of December, 1857.

Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued-

Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued.

Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued.

Tabular Summary of House Improvements—continued,

TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND WORKS EXECUTED SINCE TUB 1st of January, 1856, to the 3rd of July, 1858.

TABLE I.— CONTINUED.

table ii. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO APRIL 3rd, 1858.

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 3rd July, 1858.

TABLE IV.—Number of New Cases of Sickness attended by the Medical Officers of the Whitechapel Union during each Week, commencing 10th April, 1858.

TABLE V.— T able showing the Deaths from Epidemic Oiseases in the Whiteehapel ^District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd July, 1858.

TABLE VI.—Table showing the number of Births in each M eek in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd JuIy, 1858,*

TABLE VII.—Table showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 3rd July, 1858.

TABLE VIII.—Ages at Death in the Whiteehapel Workhouse.

TABLE IX.—Ages at Death in Christchurch Workhouse.

TABLE X.—Ages at Death in the London Hospital.

TABLE XI. Ages at Death in the Whiteehapel District, including those in the ahove-named Institution

TABLE XH.—Inquests.

TABLE XIII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered m the Whiteehapel District, for the Three Months ending 3rd July, 1858.

LONDON HOSPITAL.—TABLE XIV. Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Mouths ending 3rd April, 1858.

TABLE XV.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements from February, 1856, to the Quarter ending on the 3rd April, 1858

Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Quarter ending 3rd July, 1858.

TABLE I. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE AND WORKS EXECUTED SINCE THE 1st of January, 1856, to the 2nd of October, 1858.

TABLE I.— CONTINUED. NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM JULY 3rd, 1858, TO THE 2nd OCT., 1858, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED OTHER NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. OTHER WORKS, &amp;C.

TABLE II. SUMMARY OF WORKS EXECUTED UP TO JULY 3rd, 1858.

TABLE in.— 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 3rd July, 185S.

TABLE IV.—Table showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

TABLE V-T able showing the number of Births in each Week in the Whiteehapel Dstrict, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

TABLE VI._ T able showing the number of Deaths in each Week in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd October, 1858.

TABLE VII.—Ages at Death in the Union Workhouse.

TABLE VIII..—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 2nd October, 1858.

LONDON IIOSriTAL.—TABLE IX. Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital, for the Three Months ending 2nd October, 1858.

TABLE X.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements up to the 3rd of July, 1858.

TABLE XVIII. Showing the Mortality in the Workhouses and Hospitals in the District during 1856 & 1857

TABLE I.— CONTINUED. NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM JULY 3rd, 1858, TO THE 2nd OCT., 1858, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED OTHER NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. OTHER WORKS, &C.