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Whitechapel 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1881
Pages
100
Tables
61

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    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 Wchl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
    Diarrhœa.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
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    A Table showing the deaths from diarrhoea in the Whitechape District for the Four Quarters of the year ended Saturday, ist January, 1881, and the ages at death:—
    QUARTERS ENDED0 and under 1 year.1 year and under. 2.2 years and under 3.3 years and under 4.4 years and under 5.6 years and under 7.7 years and under 8.12 years and under 13.13 years and under 14.14 years and under 15.30 years and under 40.50 years and under 60.60 years and under 70.70 years and under 80.total.
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    A Table showing the deaths from Diarrhoea in the Whitechape District for the Four Quarters of the Year ended 27th December 1879, and the Ages at Death:—
    QUARTERS ENDED0 and under 1 year.1 year and under 2.2 years and under 3.4 years and under 5.6 years and under 7.7 years and under 8.12 years and under 13.13 years and under 14.14 years and under 15.30 years and under 40.50 years and under 60.60 years and under 70.70 years and under 80.TOTAL.
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    The Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number of Births Registered during the same quarters.
    Quarter ending—PUBLIC VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-Vac-cinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Registd.
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    Quarterly Return of Small Pox and Fever Cases and Deaths in the Asylum Board Hospitals, September 30th to December 30th.
    FEVER.—19 Admitted.SMALL POX.—25 Admitted.
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    The uncertified deaths in this District have been registered as follows:—
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Cases.Ages.
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    TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union for the Three Months ended on the 1st January, 1881.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Cholera and Choleraic D iarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ended 1st January, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Small-Pox.j Measles.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.Hooping- Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera & Cholcraic Diarrhœa.Total.Remarks.
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    Quarter ended 1st January, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Birth s.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.1, and under 5 years.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    Cases of illness attended annually by the Medical Officers of the Union, from the year 1856.
    Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.
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    TABLE V. Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1866 to 1880.
    Year.Population.Total Births.Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-resi-dents, exclusive of deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths per cent, of Children under 1 yr. to the total deaths deducting the deaths of non-residents.Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Rate of mortality of Children under 1 yr. per 1000 of the population.
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    TABLE VI. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last 24 years.
    Name of Disease185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880
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    TABLE VII. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 24 years.
    Name of Disease185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880
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    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. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
    Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
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    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 o Births Registered during the same quarters.
    Quarter ending—PDBL1C VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Rc-Vac-cinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.
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    Quarterly Return of Small Pox and Fever Cases and Deaths in the Asylum Board Hospitals, December 31st, 1880, to March 31st, 1881.
    FEVER.—5 Admitted.SMALL POX.—75 Admitted.
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    The following Table exhibits the Weekly Progress in London of the existing epidemic of Small-pox.
    1881. Week endingDeaths.Number of ration's in the Asylum Hospitals.
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    The following Table shows the Increase and Decrease in each of the Parishes in the District.
    PARISHES.Population, 1871.Population, 1881.Inckease and Decbease.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ended on the 2nd April, 1881.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.| Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic - D iarrh oea.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyeemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases. iTotal.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE 11. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ended 2nd April, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera 4 Choleraie Diarrhea.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age, 1 and under 5 years, and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ended 2nd April, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.1, and under 5 years.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the Whitechapel District.
    Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
    Diarrhoea.Fe^er.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
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    VACCINATION. YH1TECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Cases Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number Births Registered during the same quarters.
    Quarter ending—PUBLIC VACCINATORworkhodse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vacci-nation.Frimary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.*Re-Vaccination.
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    Quarterly Return of Small Pox and Fever Cases and Deaths in the Asylum Board Hospitals, to June 30th, 1881.
    Men.Women.Children.Total
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    FEVER.
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    The following Table exhibits the Weekly progress in London of the existing epidemic of Small-pox, and is continued from Page 10 of my Report for the Quarter ended 2nd April, 1881.
    1881. Week ehdingDeaths.Number of Tatients in tho Asj'lum Hospitals.
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    The following return shows the amount of work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Quarter ended 2nd July, 1881.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.-Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ended on the 2nd July, 1881.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhoea.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyaemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE 11. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ended 2nd July, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.HoopingCough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera 4 Choleraic Diarrlœa.Total.Remarks.
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    Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age, 1 and under 5 years, and above 60 years; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ended 2nd July, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1881.| Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.1, and under 5 years.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the Whitechapel District.
    Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
    Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
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    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 ended—PUBLIC VACCINATORworkhodse.Totals.Births
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.REQISTN.
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    The following Table exhibits the weekly progress in London of the existing epidemic of small-pox, and is continued from page 9 of my Report for the Quarter ended 2nd July, 1881.
    1881. Week endingDeaths.Number of Patients in the Asylum Hospitals.
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    SMALL POX.
    Men.Women.Children.Total
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    FEVER.
    Men.Women.Children.Total.
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    TABLE showing the Population, total number of Deaths from all causes, and the number of Deaths from Small Pox in London, and in nineteen of the largest Towns of England, during the Quarter of the Year ended 1st October, 1881.
    LOCALITIES.POPULATION.Deaths from all causes during the Quarter ended 1st Oct., 1881.Deaths from Small Pox during the same period.Rate of Mortality per 1000 from Small Pox in relation to the total deaths.
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    The 12 towns in which no death from small-pox occurred, are Portsmouth, Norwich, Plymouth, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester, Salford, Sheffield, and Sunderland ; the population in each of these towns varies from 402,296 (Birmingham), to 75,934 Wolverhampton).
    TOWNS.Deaths from Small Pox.Persona to an Acre.Population.
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    TABLE of comparative Small Pox Death-rate among Londoners, Yaeeinated anc Unvaccinated respectively, for the 52 weeks ended 29th May.
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    Deaths from Small Pox, 1877—78—79.
    localities.Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.No Statement as to Vaccination.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.-Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ended on the 1st October, 1881.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic - Diarrh œa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ended 1st October, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.HoopingCough.Diarrhcea.Fever.L holers & Choleraic Diarrhoea.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes-Deaths under 1 year of age, 1 and under 5 years, and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ended 1st October, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1881.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.1, and under 5 years.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the Whitechapel District.
    Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
    Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
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    VACCINATION. WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Caaes Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number ol Births Registered during the same quarters.
    Quarter ended—PUBLIC VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination .Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.*Re-Vaccination.
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    The following Table exhibits the weekly progress in London of the existing epidemic of small-pox, and is continued from page 8 of my Report for the Quarter ended 2nd October, 1881.
    1881. Week endingDeaths.Number of Patients in the Asylum Hospitals.
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    SMALL POX.
    Men.Women.Children.Total
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    FEVER.
    Men.Women.Children.Total.
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    A nalysis of C ases of F ever admitted into the Whitechapel Infirmary during the Quarter, prepared by Mr. Ilott the Medical Officer of the Union Workhouse.
    Description of Fever.Where from.Date of Admission.Date of Leaving the Fever Hospital.Whether had Fever or not on Admission.Time in the House before sending to Fever Hospital.
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    A list of Streets and Places in which are recorded the number of Small-pox Cases that occurred therein during the years 1871, 1872, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, and 1881, which came under the notice of the Sanitary Officers.
    LOCALITIES.TEAKS.
    1871187218771878187918801881
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    LOCALITIES.YEARS.
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    LOCALITIES.YEARS.
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    LOCALITIES.YEARS.
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    LOCALITIES.YEARS.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ended on the 31st Decmber, 1881.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic - D iarrh oe a.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyjemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuiitis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ended 31st December, 1881.
    Sub-diutricts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet F everDiphtheria.HoopingCough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic Diarrhœa.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes-Deaths under 1 year of age, 1 and under o years, and above 60 years; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1881.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1881.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.1, and under 5 years.Persona aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE IV. Cases of illness attended annually by the Medical Officers of the Union, from the year 1856.
    Years endingTotal caseB attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.Years endingTotal cases attended during the year.
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    TABLE V. Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1866 to 1881.
    Year.Population.Total Births.Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-residents, exclusive of deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children| under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths per cent, of Children under 1 yr. to the total deaths deducting the deaths of non-residents.Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Kate of mortality of Children under 1 yr. per 1000 of the population.
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    TABLE VI. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District daring the last 25 years.
    Name of Disease1857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711872« 187318741875187618771878187918801881
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    TABLE VII. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 24 years.
    Name of Disease1857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711872187318741875187618771878187918801881