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Whitechapel 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: 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.

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 VACCINATORWorkhouseTotals.Births Registd.
Primary Cases.Re-Vacci nationPrimary Cases.Re-Vac-cinationPrimary Cases.Ro-Vaccination.
December, 1877241332—2733704
March, 18782881329—3175688
June443546—4896672
September48053015104644
December258426—28413638
March, 1879273137—3101753
June5392425—56424656
September464227_4912658
Totals29865725213238585413

Table: Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the White chapel District.The following Table, taken from the Returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—

Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the White chapel District.

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

Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-poxFrom all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
July 513111112080311.7356.5
„ 122912411790330.5856.0
„ 19275611901460.2358.4
„ 262515612080341.0967.4
Aug. 24613313490410.2664.0
„ 99014512230360.5159.5
„ 1612720413490480.0363.1
„ 2317419413220542.9858.7
„ 3020913713910461.5158.4
Sept. 614625713930430.0256.8
„ 1813422312620410.7257.6
„ 209221113660410.2957.6
„ 277236211930391.4653.1