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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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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 12 | 106.3 | 553,988 |
| Brighton | 4 | 45.9 | 107,934 |
| Oldham | 3 | 24.0 | 112,176 |
| Hull | 2 | 42.7 | 155,161 |
| Leeds | 2 | 14.4 | 310,490 |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2 | 27.1 | 145,675 |
| Bradford | 1 | 25.5 | 184,037 |
| Total | 26 |
Memorandum of Dr. Buchanan.
Dr. Buchanan, Medical Officer of the Local Government Board,
in a Memorandum, dated 3rd June, 1881, on the present prevalence
of small-pox in London among vaccinated and unvaccinated persons
respectively, inserts the following Table :—
TABLE of comparative Small Pox Death-rate among Londoners, Yaeeinated anc Unvaccinated respectively, for the 52 weeks ended 29th May.
| Death-rate of People of subjoined Ages. | Per million of each age of the Vaccinated class. | Per million of each age of the Unvaccinated class. |
| All Ages | 90 | 3,350 |
| Under 20 years | 61 | 4,520 |
| Under 5 years | 40 | 5,950 |