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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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Table J.—Vaccination Statistics for the 10 years ending 1893.

53, weeks53 weeks
1884188518861887188818891890189118921893
Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by the Vaccination Officer:
Born in the W. Union2412213522692300236923592474265527U2689
Resident in the Union, but born elsewhere576254251286311275240246239197
Public Vaccinators' Statistics:
Primary—
Public Vaccinator18071590172917671928i8602001207520651593
Infirmary Supt.1337113677123104130150131134
Re-Vaccination—
Public Vaccinator10172443i2517..
Infirmary Supt.92243141542......159
Returned as "Insusceptible"134105515..9

Table K.—Classification of the Cause of Death during the 10 years ended 1893, in the

Whitechapel District.

Cause of Death.53 weeks53 weeks
1884188518861887188818891890189118921893
Zymotic Diseases, as named in the Registrar-General's Returns*284197235226178199273242309274
Parasitic Diseases..1..122......2
Privation and Alcoholism36269854113
Constitutional Diseases335318346362331347379410419427
Premature Birth and Old Age826481881091211059595104
Diseases of the Nervous System168185185185213168201198181179
„ Organs of Special Sense1..111..1232
,, Circulatory System988494111117117122152146153
Respiratory System395416455374377350489505430442
„ Digestive System8066761059199133104142162
„ Lymphatic System12..11122..1
„ Urinary System38324346484366434555
,, Generative System2467246625
Accidents of Childbirth6358667102210
Diseases of Locomotive System4233422492
„ Integumentary System914124987551
Violent Deaths—
Accidents59535169634955535557
Homicide........711122
Suicide33524710125
Other Causes36232122....

*Small-pox epidemic year.