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Whitechapel 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Notwithstanding all the care which is taken by the several Local
Authorities to induce parents to get their children vaccinated, we find that
out of 735 deaths from small-pox which occurred in the year 1876,
325, or more than the half, took place among the unvaccinated ; to which
a large number of the 191 cases may be added in which no medical certificate
was given as to vaccination. I am sorry to observe that in this
District the number of vaccinations has fallen off.

Table: The following Table is continued from mylast Quarterly Report, and exhibits the Weekly progress in London cf the existing epidemic of Small-pox, and that of 1870-71 in the corresponding weeks:—

The following Table is continued from mylast Quarterly Report, and exhibits the Weekly progress in London cf the existing epidemic of Small-pox, and that of 1870-71 in the corresponding weeks:—

1876. Week endingDeaths1877. Week endingDeaths1870-1. Week endingDeaths1870-1. Week endingDeaths
July 813May 554July 913June 3229
„ 152„ 1278„ 1611„ 10245
„ 228„ 1970„ 2315„ 17240
297„ 2669„ 3011„ 24232
Aug. 51June 261Aug. 615July 1235
129958„ 13118164
„ 195„ 1655„ 2010„ 15133
„ 2610„ 2344„ 2711„ 22135
Sept. 28„ 3044Sept. 3929132
95July 723„ 1012Aug. 587
,, 166„ 1432„ 1711„ 1296
„ 2311„ 2135„ 2415„ 1980
„ 3015„ 2827Oct. 113„ 2682
Oct. 711August 422827Sep. 278
„ 1416„ 1120„ 1513981
„ 2122„ 1821„ 2217„ 1657
„ 2815„ 2511„ 2921„ 2389
Nov. 421Sep. 120Nov. 523„ 3051
„ 1148„ 88„ 1240Oct. 772
„ 1852„ 1510„ 1945„ 1461
„ 2543„ 2210„ 2641„ 2153
Dec. 267„ 2913Dec. 360„ 2861
„ 950Oct. 614„ 1061Nov. 461
„ 1675„ 1314„ 1744„ 1154
„ 2397„ 208„ 2482„ 1876
„ 3075„ 2714„ 31110„ 2567
Jan. 6116Nov. 39Jan. 779Dec. 278
„ 13100„ 1025„ 14135„ 9104
„ 2079„ 1714„ 21188„ 16106
„ 2786„ 2427„ 28157„ 2390
Feb. 3103Dec. 131Feb. 4196„ 3097
„ 1090„ 825„ 112111872
„ 1772„ 1581„ 18218Jan. 691
„ 24104„ 2231„ 25227„ 1390
March 384„ 2929March 4213„ 2093
„ 10961878„ 11194„ 2790
„ 17100Jan. 526„ 18185Feb. 352
„ 2476„ 1235„ 25205„ 1068
„ 3186„ 1951April 1192„ 1748
April 778„ 2634„ 8214„ 2453
„ 1460Feb. 238„ 15265Mar. 252
„ 2168„ 22276949
„ 2889„ 29261„ 1642
May 6288„ 2348
„ 13232„ 3055
„ 20267
„ 27257