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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH.
| Class of Disease. | Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| London includ'g Whitechapel | Whitechapel. | |
| Zymotic Diseases (as named in the Registrar.General's Weekly Sheets) | 15.40 | 11.30 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0.45 | 0.57 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 19.10 | 20.83 |
| Premature Birth and Old Age | 6.25 | 6.41 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 11 86 | 1245 |
| ,, Organs of Special Sense | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| ,, Circulatory System | 7.93 | 7.35 |
| ,, Respiratory | 21.55 | 23.95 |
| ,, Digestive ,, | 5.53 | 5.78 |
| Lymphatic „ | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Urinary „ | 2.68 | 3.04 |
| ,, Generative „ | 0.34 | 0.12 |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 0.21 | 0.38 |
| Diseases of Locomotive System | 0.46 | 0.25 |
| ,, Integumentary „ | 0.32 | 0.57 |
| Violent Deaths—Accident | 3.17 | 4.00 |
| Homicide | 0.096 | 0.44 |
| Suicide | 0.50 | 0.25 |
| Other Causes | 3.70 | 0.12 |
Table L.—VACCINATION STATISTICS.
Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by Mr. W. M. Sherman, Vaccination Officer :
| Born in the Whitechapel Union | 2369 |
| Resident in the Union but born elsewhere | 311 |
| Returned as " Insusceptible " | 5 |
| Total | 2685 |
Public Vaccinator's Statistics:
By Public Vaccinator 1928
Primary
By Infirmary Medical Superintendent 123
2051
By Public Vaccinator 1
Re.Vaccination
By Infirmary Medical Superintendent 2
3
So that 99 more Vaccination Certificates have been received by the
Officer this year than last year, and the Public Vaccinator has operated
upon 161 more infants than in 1887.