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Whitechapel 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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The returns of the mortality from epidemic diseases, as are shown in Table
II. in the Appendix to this Report, are very satisfactory, the number of
such deaths having been only 37, while the average number for the last eight
quarters has been 89.
Vaccination.
WHITECHAPEL 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 | workho USE. | Totals. | Births Registd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vacci-nation. | ||
| June, 1871 | 357 | 538 | 21 | 0 | 378 | 538 | 569 |
| September | 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 | 3 | 1 | 2S6 | 1 | 685 |
| March, 1878 | 290 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 313 | 6 | 720 |
| Totals | 2014 | 588 | 230 | 6 | 2274 | 594 | 5273 |
From the above Table it appears that vaccination is carried out in this
District in a very satisfactory manner; and great credit is due to Mr.
Blackman, the Public Yaccinator, for the zeal and energy he has displayed
in the performance of the duties of his office. I am happy to be able
to record that the Government has recognized Mr. Blackman's services, in
awarding to him a gratuity of £81. Such an acknowledgment of services
rendered by a public officer is not only exceedingly gratifying to that gentleman,
but must be very satisfactory to the Board of Guardians, who appointed
Mr. Blackman to the office of Public Yaccinator.
Sanitary "Works Performed during the Quarter.
The following return shows the amount of work done by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the Quarter ending March 29th, 1873:—
Number of inspections of houses as shown in the official returns 3634
Houses specially visited 217
Ditto specially re-visited 666
Preliminary notices served, such notices embracing 319 premises 203
Compulsory orders issued, embracing 58 premises 28
Summonses heard at Police Courts 4
Cellars used as dwellings discontinued for such use 2
Houses in which the rooms or passages have been whitewashed 75
Rooms disinfected with sulphurous acid gas after the occurrence of 11
small-pox, fever or scarlet-fever, therein
Articles disinfected consisting of beds, bedding, clothing, &c 52