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Whitechapel 1896

The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1896 (consisting of 53 weeks) being the thirteenth annual report

Published
1897
Author
Loane, Joseph.
Pages
40
Tables
34

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34 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    CORRECT DISTRICT MORTALITY TABLE FOR TEN YEARS ENDING 1896.
    Sub-Registration Districts.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.53 weeks 1892.1893.1891.1895.1896.
  • Page 5
    Contrasting the years 1895 and 1896, I find the following figures to be correct:-
    Deaths from:1895.1896.
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    For this purpose I will hero show the weekly total number of cases in hospitals, and the weekly admissions throughout the year:-
    1896.SCARLET FEVER.DIPHTHERIA.SCARLET FEVER.DIPHTHERIA.
    Total cases in HospitalsNew cases admitted.Total cases in Hospitals.New cases admitted.1896.Total cases in Hospitals.New cases admitted.Total cases in Hospitals.New cases admitted
  • Page 11
    OLD AGE DEATHS.
    Age Distribution of the Deaths.Sub-Registration Districts Distribution.
  • Page 13
    1896.
    Registered Common LodgingHouses.No. of Admissions to Infirmary.Registered Common LodingHouses.No. of Admissions to Infirmary.
  • Page 13
    REGISTERED COMMON LODGING-HOUSES, 1896.
    Name of Street.No. of Houses Registered.Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers.
  • Page 16
    1896.
    Shelters.No. of Admission Orders given by the District Medical Officers
  • Page 18
    TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR IN 1896 IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL. CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO DISEASES, AGES AND LOCALITIES.
    Description or SubRegistration Districts, Public Institutions, &c.Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages.Age.1234567891011121314151G1718192021Totals.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Itheuraatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causes
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 & under 15.15 & under 25.25 & under 65.65 & upwards.Typhus.Enteric, or TyphoidContinued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    TABLE OF deaths during the year 1896 in the metropolitan sanitary district of white chapel continued'). C lassified according to D iseases, AGES and L ocalities.
    Description of SubRegistration Districts, Public Institutions, &c.Mortality from all causes at subjoined acres.Age.123456789101112181415161718192021Total.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 & under 15.15 & under 25.25 & undeR 65.65 & upwards.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FEVERS.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis. Pneumonia & Plenriay.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causes
    Typhus.Enteric, or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1896 IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL-(Continued). Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Description of SubRegistration Districts, Public Institutions, &c.Mortallity From all causes at Subjoined ages.Age.l23456789101112131415161718192021
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Menibiai ous Croup.FEVERS.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrœa a and Dysentary.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causes.Totals.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.6 & under 15.15 & und°ir 25.25 & under 6565 and upwards,Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 21
    TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, and New Cases of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Whitechapel; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities, &c.Population at all ages. Census Population, 1896.Births during 62 weeks of 1896.Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.Cases Removed to Hospitals.
    Ages.Smallpox.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.Contnd. Fever.Relapsing Fever.Paerperal Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.
  • Page 24
    Table A.—Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1896.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Total.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 24
    Table B.—Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1896.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel ChurchGoodman's Fields.Total.
    Males.Females.
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    Table C.—The Deaths of 929 Non-Residents which took place within the District during the year were Registered as under:—
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Whitechapel Infirmary).Whitechapel Church (London Hospital).Goodman's Fields (River Thames).
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    Table D.—Outlying Public Institutions and Other Places where Residents of the whitechapel district died during the year.
    Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.
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    Causes of Death of District Residents who Died in Outlying Public Institutions and Other Places Outside the District.
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    Table E.—Correct District Mortality Table. Residents' Deaths, wherever registered, being correctly referred to their proper Sub-Districts.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Spital- fiedsMile End New TownWhite-chapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Total.
  • Page 26
    Table F.—Showing the Age at Death of the Residents who Died during 1836.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarter.Total.
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    Table G.—Total Births and Deaths ; also Deaths under 5 years of age.
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    Table (H).—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1896.
    Diseases.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Diseases.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 28
    Table I.— CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH IN DISTRICT, CONTRASTED WITH LONDON.
    Class of Disease.Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
    County of London including WhitechapelWhitechapel District.
  • Page 28
    Table J.— VACCINATION STATISTICS.
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    Table L.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR FOUR QUARTERS ENDED DECEMBER 26th, 1896.
    Causes of Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quarter.'2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4 th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 30
    Table (M).—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1896.
    Causes of Death.1st Qn&rter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Causes or Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
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    Table M.—ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM EACH DISEASE DURING THE 10 YEARS ENDING 1895.
    ZYMOTIC DISEASES.ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
  • Page 32
    Table P.—SANITARY AND OTHER WORK PERFORMED BY THE INSPECTORS.—1896.
    Classification of Work.Quarter ended Mar. 28th.Quarter ended June 27th.Quarter ended Sept. 26th.Quarter ended Dec. 26th.Totals for the year.
  • Page 33
    Table (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich.Mean of Degree of Humidity. (Sat mation being represented by 100).Mean Reading of Barometer (in indices).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Rainfall (in inches).
  • Page 33
    Table (R).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.–HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich.Humidity of Atmosphere.Reading of the Barometer. (in inches).Temperature. (Fahrenheit).Ozone.
  • Page 34
    The following are the particulars:—
    Articles.Extent of Adulteration.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
  • Page 36
    T ABLE 0.—PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR 1890.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membins. Croup.Typhus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membins. Croup.Typhns Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.???
  • Page 37
    Table 0 (Continued). —PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR 1896.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membrns. Croup.Typhus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerpera Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membrns. CroupTyphus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.
  • Page 38
    PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Datn of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.