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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Whitechapel 1881

[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 o 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 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.
June, 18795392425—56424656
September464227—4912658
December373—33—406—655
April 3rd, 1880380231—4112846
June533—25-558—676
September387615—4026590
December335135—3701621
March, 18814288441246986694
Totals3439119232236711215396

Table: Quarterly Return of Small Pox and Fever Cases and Deaths in the Asylum Board Hospitals, December 31st, 1880, to March 31st, 1881.

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.
Men.Women.Children.Total.Men.WomenChildrenTotal
North District0022North District1342441
South District0033South District1641534
*5*75
*Of these 5— 2 were admitted from the London Hospital (and both were nonresident in the Union).* Of these 75— 11 were admitted from the London Hospital (8 being non-resident in Union).
No Deaths.9 Died. age. Hoare, Charles, 30, 18J, Heneage-st. Fennell, Alice, 9, 26, Queen-st., C.C. Webster, Elizth. 6, 6, Hunt-court. Hussey, Charles 8, 24, Queen-st., C.C. Bull, Rebecca, 17, 15, Leman-street. Jenkins, Chas. 30, 12, Dock-street. Roberts,Harriet 28, 31, Gt. Garden-st Wolfe, Mary A, 7, 75, do. do. Barrett, Esther, 15 mo, 53, Charlotte-street, Whitechapel •