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Whitechapel 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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when the thermometer indicated respectively 78.1°, 79.9°, and 81.2°. The
hottest day during the corresponding quarter of last year was on Monday,
the 17th June, when the thermometer indicated 86°.0
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General,
shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—
LONDON.
| Apl. 5th | Apl. 12th | Apl. 19 th | Apl. 26th | May 3rd | May 10th | May 17th | May 24 th | May 31st | June 7th | June 14 th | June 21st | June 28th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Fever | 20 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 20 |
| Deaths from Scar-let Fever | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Mean Tempera-ture of the air | 48.6° | 41.7° | 52.1° | 42.5° | 48.5° | 48.4° | 50.1° | 49.6° | 5.34° | 55.4° | 56.8° | 60.4° | 62.0° |
| Rain-fall in inches | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.90 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.26 | 0.76 | 0.00 |
| Deaths in London | 1438 | 1421 | 1603 | 1252 | 1326 | 1355 | 1271 | 1213 | 1182 | 1219 | 1090 | 1191 | 1129 |
| Deaths in White-chapel District | 52 | 37 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 49 | 25 | 44 | 41 |
| Deaths in ditto from Fever | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Water Supply.
Since my last quarterly report nine additional water-waste-preventers
have been erected in this District. There are now in this District 183 waterwaste-preventers.
From the satisfaction which these machines give to the
poor I hope that the time is not far distant when butts and cisterns in the
poor localities will be entirely abolished, and that water will be supplied to
them on the constant service, direct from the main. Butts and cisterns are
not adapted for the poor in densely populated districts.
Vaccination.
VHITECHAPEL UNION.— Return of the number of Cases Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number of Births Registered during the same quarters.
| Quarter ending— | PUBLIC VACCINATOR | Workhouse. | Totals. | Births Registd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vacci nation. | ||
| September, 1871 | 186 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 221 | 12 | 602 |
| December | 134 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 161 | 6 | 653 |
| March, 1872 | 219 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 262 | 17 | 720 |
| June | 289 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 321 | 9 | 684 |
| September | 306 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 332 | 5 | 640 |
| December | 263 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 286 | 1 | 685 |
| March, 1873 | 290 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 313 | 6 | 720 |
| June | 331 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 348 | 2 | 663 |
| Totals | 2018 | 52 | 226 | 6 | 2244 | 58 | 5367 |