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Whitechapel 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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FEVER.
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North District | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South „ | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9* |
| 9 |
*Of these 9—
7 were admitted from the London Hospital, 1 being a resident and 6 nonresidents
of the Union.
(The other 2 cases were admitted from the Infirmary, having been sent there from
Well Yard, Whitechapel.)
One case was omitted in the Return for the last Quarter, instead of 15 cases as
returned at page 8, the number should be 16.
1 Died.—A non-resident (Bethnal Green.)
Small-Pox.
The deaths from small-pox in the Quarter ended on July
2nd, were, in this District, including those which occurred in the
Small-Pox Hospital, 17, and for the Quarter now under consideration
10. In the previous Quarter, the number of patients admitted into
the Small-pox Hospitals in London, was 10,947, while, in this Quarter,
the number is only 9,393, showing a decrease of 7,554. The deaths
in London during the same periods were 1,018 and 461. There is
reason, therefore, for believing that the epidemic is on the decline.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 3,829,751 | 19,521 | 461 | 23.6 |
| Nineteen of the largest Towns in England .. | 3,779,024 | 19,427 | 26* | 1.3 |
From the above Table, it appears that in the 19 great towns,
whose aggregate population nearly equals that of the Metropolis, the
deaths from small-pox during the last three months has been 26, or
1.3 per cent. of the total deaths; while the deaths in London from
this disease have been 431, or 23.6 per cent. of the total deaths. The
facts here recorded unquestionably deserve attentive consideration.
*It is stated that in most of these cases the disease was imported from the
Metropolis.