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

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.
April 99117215320430.0040.5
„ 1614197716362410.1550.8
,, 2313178416000620.1143.5
„ 3010127016000480.3649.9
May 710108814721360.4151.0
„ 141396914270400.0050.7
„ 21141410314880410.5353.1
„ 2813159214520410.3959.5
June 414338215070450.2962.9
„ 112275913460361.0951.2
„ 1830118214030380.5760.4
„ 2544108813990390.1960.6
July 272125214400340.0161.9

Table: 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.

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.
September, 1879464227—4912658
December373—33—406—655
March, 1880380231—4112846
June533—25—558—676
September387615-4026590
December335135—3701621
March, 18814288441246986694
June58225049150631400674
Totals348234525615237384975414