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Spitalfields, 57.5 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town, 32.5 per cent.; in
the Whitechapel North, 61.1 per cent.; in the Whitechapel Church, 14.5 per
cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 42.5 per cent.; and in the Aldgate, 46.9 per
cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended during the last quarter
1078 new eases of illness out of the Workhouse; including 1 of small-pox, 5
of measles, 2 of scarlet-fever, 14 of hooping-cough, 37 of diarrhoea, 4 of fever,
and 12 of erysipelas. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year the
number of pauper cases of illness was 1705; including 58 of small-pox, 40 of
measles, 12 of scarlet-fever, 19 of hooping-cough, 42 of diarrhoea, 24 of fever,
and 10 of erysipelas. The diminution in the number of cases of epidemic
diseases is very remarkable. The total number of cases of illness in the
Workhouse has been 488; including 1 of measles, and 21 of diarrhoea.
Meteorology of Greenwich
The returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 11.22 inches. "The rain measured
during October and November was 7.3 inches, or 2 inches above the average
fall in 56 years. Rain fell on 46 out of the 61 days of those two months."
During the corresponding quarter of last year the rain-fall was 3.12 inches.
The mean temperature of the air was 45.5°. In the corresponding quarter of
last year the mean temperature was 41.9°. The coldest days during the
quarter were Monday, the 18th November, Thursday, the 19th, and Thursday,
the 12th December, when the thermometer indicated respectively 32.3°, 33.3°,
and 27.1°. The coldest day during the corresponding quarter of last year
was on the 8th December, when the thermometer indicated 18.6°, or 13.4°
below the freezing point. The total rain-fall during the year was 29.13
inches. In the previous year the rain-fall was 22.41 inches.
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General,
shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—