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Whitechapel 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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

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

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

Week ended.Deaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl, DistrictRain-fall.Mean Tem peratureof the air.
Diarrhœa.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
Inches.Degrees
July 109316413260470.2959.0
„ 1716516314410380.3363.1
„ 2420216314820370.3463.7
„ 3135018417460391.8462.2
Aug. 736718216980600.7260.2
„ 1434819616700510.1563.8
„ 2126520414920390.0063.8
„ 2827017314880450.1062.7
Sept.423223514600340.0067.3
„ 1122318513910381.5162.8
„ 1821424314380432.3155.7
„ 2514216514410480.1956.4
Oct. 211017213530370.2156.6

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It will be seen from the above Table that the deaths from
diarrhœa in London have been during the Quarter 2,981; and the
greatest weekly numbers of such deaths occurred in the weeks ended
July 31st, August 7th, and August 14th, while the mean temperature
in each of those weeks was respectively 62°.2, 60°.2, and 63°l,; the
deaths from diarrhoea were in each of those weeks respectively 350,
367, and 348, while in the week ended September 4th, when the mean
temperature of the air was 67°.3, the deaths from diarrhoea were only
232. This shows that the large mortality from diarrhoea in the lastnamed
weeks, was owing to other causes than the higher temperature
of the atmosphere. The largest excess of cases of diarrhœa was
manifested in the east, north, and south registration Districts.