Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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, weeks | 53 weeks | |||||||||
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1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by the Vaccination Officer: | ||||||||||
Born in the W. Union | 2412 | 2135 | 2269 | 2300 | 2369 | 2359 | 2474 | 2655 | 27U | 2689 |
Resident in the Union, but born elsewhere | 576 | 254 | 251 | 286 | 311 | 275 | 240 | 246 | 239 | 197 |
Public Vaccinators' Statistics: | ||||||||||
Primary— | ||||||||||
Public Vaccinator | 1807 | 1590 | 1729 | 1767 | 1928 | i860 | 2001 | 2075 | 2065 | 1593 |
Infirmary Supt. | 133 | 71 | 136 | 77 | 123 | 104 | 130 | 150 | 131 | 134 |
Re-Vaccination— | ||||||||||
Public Vaccinator | 1017 | 24 | 4 | 3 | i | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .. |
Infirmary Supt. | 922 | 431 | 415 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 59 |
Returned as "Insusceptible" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .. | 9 |
Table K.—Classification of the Cause of Death during the 10 years ended 1893, in the
Whitechapel District.
Cause of Death. | 53 weeks | 53 weeks | ||||||||
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1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
Zymotic Diseases, as named in the Registrar-General's Returns | *284 | 197 | 235 | 226 | 178 | 199 | 273 | 242 | 309 | 274 |
Parasitic Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Privation and Alcoholism | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
Constitutional Diseases | 335 | 318 | 346 | 362 | 331 | 347 | 379 | 410 | 419 | 427 |
Premature Birth and Old Age | 82 | 64 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 121 | 105 | 95 | 95 | 104 |
Diseases of the Nervous System | 168 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 213 | 168 | 201 | 198 | 181 | 179 |
„ Organs of Special Sense | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
,, Circulatory System | 98 | 84 | 94 | 111 | 117 | 117 | 122 | 152 | 146 | 153 |
Respiratory System | 395 | 416 | 455 | 374 | 377 | 350 | 489 | 505 | 430 | 442 |
„ Digestive System | 80 | 66 | 76 | 105 | 91 | 99 | 133 | 104 | 142 | 162 |
„ Lymphatic System | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 |
„ Urinary System | 38 | 32 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 66 | 43 | 45 | 55 |
,, Generative System | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Accidents of Childbirth | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
Diseases of Locomotive System | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
„ Integumentary System | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Violent Deaths— | ||||||||||
Accidents | 59 | 53 | 51 | 69 | 63 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 57 |
Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Suicide | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Other Causes | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
*Small-pox epidemic year.