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Whitechapel 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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The following Table, taken from the Returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—

Week endingDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall.Mean Tem-perture of the air.
Diarrhœa.Fever.Smll.-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
Inches.Degrees.
April 79277819221580.8547.8
„ 1413126017140551.7346.9
„ 2111266815320490.3542.5
„ 2812188915570390.0844.7
May 59215414901660.2041.3
„ 1220167816181470.2449.2
„ 1922127015640480.8051.1
„ 2613246913920370.2349.1
June 213166114430510.2853.7
„ 916165814290520.0760.4
„ 1627165513151580.4162.2
„ 2346134412710510.0163.3
„ 3050264413000410.0161.6

VACCINATION.

WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Cages 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 VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
Primary Cases.Re-Vacci-nation.Primary Cases.Re-Vac-cinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaeci-nation.
September, 187585013503351650
December17822302012655
March, 187623602502610722
June36903604050684
September35404003940644
December347201410338201714
March, 18774085003727445527757
June38252414066699
Totals26247092612828857375525

From the above Table, it appears that 52.2 per cent, of the number of children registered
in this District have undergone primary vaccination at the hands of the Pubfio
Vaccinator, and the Resident Medical Officer of the Workhouse.