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Whitechapel 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1870
Pages
102
Tables
40

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    LONDON.
    Oct. 9th.Oct. 16th.Oct. 23rd.Oct. 30th.Nov. 6th.Nov. 13th.Nov. 20th.Nov. 27th.Dec. 4th.Dec. 11th.Dec. 18th.Dec. 25th.Jan. 1st.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 1st January, 1870.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Choleraic DianlContinued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending 1st January, 1870.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet-Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 1st January, 1870.
    Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks
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    TABLE IV. Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 1st January, 1870.
    Districts.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.Remarks.
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    TABLE V. Showing the Ages at Death iu the Workhouse, aud in the London Hospital for the Quarter ending 1st January, 1870.
    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 Males, 41. Females, 34.Corresponding Quarter of 1868.
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    TABLE VI. Total number cf the undermentioned Diseases, recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1860 to 1869, and the total cases of illness.
    Year.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Carbuncle.Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pneumonia and Pleuritis.Croup.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Delirium Tremens.Total Cases.
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    TABLE VII. Showing the Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Deaths in the London Hospital and in the Workhouse, in each Year, from 1857 to 1869.
    Year.Total Births.Total Deaths.Deaths of Non-Besidents.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Total Deaths in the Workhouse.
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    TABLE VIII. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last 14 years.
    Name of Disease.1856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868*1869*
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    TABLE IX. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 14 years.
    Name of Disease.18561857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869
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    RETURN OF FEVER CASES, Sent from the Whitechapel Union to the London Fever Hospital and to the London Hospital, between October 1, 1869, and December 31, 1869. Those which were sent to the London Hospital are distinguished from the others by the letters L. H.
    Date.Sex.Age.Residence.Whether Residence is or is not a Registered Lodging House.Length of time in Hospital.Results.
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    Return of Fever Cases—(continued).
    Date.Sex.Age.Residence.Whether Residence is or is not a Registered Lodging House.Length of time in Hospital.Results.
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    LONDON.
    Jan. 8th.Jan. 15th.Jan. 22nd.Jan. 29th.Feb. 5th.Feb. 12th.Feb. 19th.Feb. 26th.Mar. 5th.Mar. 12th.Mar. 19th.Mar. 26th.April 2nd.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.— Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd April, 1870.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Choleraic-Diarrœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE IT. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending 2nd April, 1870.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet-Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, and in the London Hospital for the Quarter ending 2nd April, 1870.
    0 and under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 60.60 and under 80.j 80 and upwards.Total Males, 72 Females, 43Corresponding j Quarter of 1869.
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    TABLE IV. Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 2nd April, 1870.
    Districts.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.Remarks.
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    TABLE V. The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd April, 1870.
    Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks
    M.F.M.F.
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    The following Table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results during the Quarter:— LONDON.
    Aprl 9th.Aprl 16thAprl 23rdAprl 30thMay 7thMay 14thMay 21stMay 28thJune 4thJune 11thJune 18thJune 25thJuly 2nd
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.— Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd July, 1870.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Choleraic-Diarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Pyaemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Eheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending 2nd July, 1870.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet-Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera &Cho-leraic-Diarha.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, and in the London Hospital for the Quarter ending 2nd July, 1870.
    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 Males, 50 Females, 35Corresponding Quarter of 1869.
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    TABLE IV. Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 2nd July, 1870.
    Districts.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.Remarks.
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    TABLE V. The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 2nd July, 1870.
    Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks
    M.F.M.F.
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    The following Table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results during the Quarter:— LONDON.
    July 9 thJuly 16thJ uly 23rdJuly 30thAug. 6thAug 13thAug. 20 thAug 27thSept. 3rdSept. 10thSept. 17thSept. 24thOct 1st
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 1st October, 1870.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhoea.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Pyaemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Eheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysenteiy.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 1st October, 1870.
    Districts.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.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 1st October, 1870.
    Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks
    M.F.M,F.
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    TABLE IV Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending 1st October, 1870.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet-Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea., Fever.Cholera &Cho-leraic-Diarha.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE V. Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, and in the London Hospital for the Quarter ending 1st October, 1870.
    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 Males, 32 Females, 34Corresponding Quarter of 1869.
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    The followmg lable, taken from the returns oi the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results during the Quarter:— LONDON.
    Oct. 8thOct. 15thOct. 22ndOct. Nov. 29th 5thNov. 12thNov. Nov. 19th 26thDec. 3rdDec. 10thDec. 17 thDec. 24thDec. 31st
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Tooks of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 31st December, 1870.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending 31st December, 1870.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet-FeverDiphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. The Births and Deaths in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending on the 31st December, 1870.
    Districts.Births.Total.Deaths.Total.Excess of Births over Deaths.Excess of Deaths over Births.Remarks
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE IV. Ages at Death in each Registration District, for the Three Months ending 31st December, 1870.
    Districts.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.Remarks.
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    TABLE V. Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, and in the London Hospital for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1870.
    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.TotalCorresponding Quarter of 1869
    Males,39
    Females,37
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    TABLE VI. Total number of the undermentioned Diseases, recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1860 to 1870, and the total cases of illness.
    Year.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.H ooping-Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Fever.Cholera and Cho-leraic-Diarrhoea.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Carbuncle.Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pneumonia and Pleuritis.1 Croup.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Delirium Tremens.Total Cases.
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    Table VII. Showing the Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Deaths in the London Hospital and in the Workhouse, in each Year, from 1857 to 1870.
    Year.Total BirthsTotal Deaths.Deaths of Non-Residents.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Total Deaths in the Workhouse.
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    TABLE VIII. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease185618571858185918601861186218631864186518661867186818691870
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    TABLE IX. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease185618571858185918601861186218631864186518661867186818691870