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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 1893
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1893 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the tenth annual report
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II-TABLE of POPULATION. BIRTHS, and N ew C asks ok INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer oi
| Names of Localities, &c. | Population at all ages. Census Population, 1891. | Births during 53 weeks of 1892. | Cases of Infectious Disease Notified. | Cases Removed to Hospitals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ages. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Contind. Fever. | Relapsing Fever | Puerperal Fever | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Contind. Fever. | Re lapsing Fever | Puerperal Fever | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | ||||
| Spitalfields— Sub-Registration | Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11468 | 10988 | — | Under 5 yrs. | 2 | 84 | 28 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 56 | 21 | -_ | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 yrs. & over | 29 | 77 | 24 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | 67 | 29 | 52 | 14 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||||
| Mile End New Town— | 9433 | 8475 | — | Under 5 yrs. | - | 92 | 22 | 2 | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 55 | 17 | -__ | — | — | - | — | - | — | — |
| 5 yrs. & over | 10 | 11 | 25 | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | 4 | - | 30 | 10 | 75 | 16 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | — | 12 | ||||
| [See Table, page 70.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitechapel Church— | 10419 | 9879 | Under 5 yrs. | — | 92 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 8 | - | 67 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 5 yrs. & over | 43 | 133 | 36 | - | 1 | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | 35 | 43 | 91 | 21 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||
| Goodman's Fields— | 7421 | 6178 | Under 5 yrs. | — | 68 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 5 yrs. & over | 12 | 84 | 15 | - | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 58 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||||
| London Hospital— | - | - | - | Under 5 yrs. | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 yrs. & over | 9 | 21 | 10 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Whitechapel- Infirmary— | 752 inmates on the 6th Jan., '94. | — | Under 5 yrs. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 yrs. & over | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Totals | 112 | 776 | 192 | 6 | 2 | 57 | — | — | 9 | - | 204 | 96 | 500 | 119 | — | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 80 | ||||