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Whitechapel 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE II.
Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, for the Three Months ending
28th June, 1873.
| Districts. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Hooping-Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Fever. | Total. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Workhouse. |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Mile End New Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Whitechapel, North | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Whitechapel Church | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Aldgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 61 | |
| Deaths from Epidemics for the corresponding Quarter, 1872. | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 85 |
Six deaths from Pyæmia, 7 from Erysipelas, and 1 from Puerperal Fever, occurred in the
District A death from Typhoid Fever of a non-resident occurred in the London Hospital,
and 10 occurred in the Fever Hospital. Of these, six patients were removed from No. S
I District, and 4 from No 3 District. The total number of deaths from fever of Persons
belonging to this District has been 21.
TABLE III.
Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, aud in the London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 28th June, 1873.
| 0 and under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | j 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | Total Males, 47 Females, 29 | Corresponding Quarter of 1872. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhouse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 23 • | 0 | 76 | 77 | |
| London Hospital | 1 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 53 | 12 | 1 | Males, 102 Females, 42 144 | 126 | |