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Shoreditch 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

Published
1858
Pages
74
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The numbers of vaccinations have been supplied to me by Mr. Edwards the Clerk of the Trustees:
    VaccinationsBirthsProportion
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    The following Table exhibits the relative activity of the Diarrhoea and Fever poisons at different seasons of the year.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter
    FeverDiarrhoeaAll CausesFeverDiarrhoeaAll Causes
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    TABLE I. Deaths Distributed according to diseases—for 1855, 1856, and 1857.
    Causes of Death.185518561857Causes of Death.185518561857
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    TABLE II. Shewing the Deaths at different periods of life, in 1855, 1856, and 1857.
    Under 1 Year.From 1 to 5.From 5 to 40.From 40 to 60From 60 Upwards.Total
    Deaths.Births.
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    Comparison of Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch in the spring quarters of 1856 and 1857:—
    Six Epidemics.Small PoxMeaslesScarlatina
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    Causes of Deaths in the Shoreditch and St. Luke's Workhouses, dtiring the 13 weeks ending 27th June, 1857.
    Hooping CoughDiarrhoea.FeverPuerperal FeverLung InflammationsInsanity.Brain DiseasesPhthisisAge.All other DiseasesTotals
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    The following is a Summary of the cases admitted into the Workhouse.
    ADMISSIONS to the WORKHOUSE from
    Sickness.All Causes.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE I. Deaths Registered in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the 13 Weeks ending June 27th, 1857.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 yearUnder 5Under: 2020 and under 4040 and under 60GO and under 8th80 and aboveTotal
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    TABLE I. —Continued. Deaths Registered in the Pariah of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the 13 Weeks ending June 27th, 1857.
    Causes of Deathages.Total
    Under 1 yearUnder 5Under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above
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    TABLE II, Total Deaths and Total Births, in Districts, in 13 weeks, ending 27th June, 1857.
    DISTRICT.Total Deaths.Totals.TotalsTotal Births
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE III. Shewing the Weekly Meteorological Phenomena, and the total Deaths in Shoreditch and all London; the Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch and all London, and the proportions borne by Shoreditch for 13 weeks ending June 27th, 1857.
    1867 Week endingAverage TemperatureBarometer in INCHES.Difference between Dew-point Temperature and Air-TemperatureWIND.Rain in InchesTOTAL DEATHS.Proportion of deaths from allcausesin Shoreditch to all LondonDEATHS From EPIDEMICSProportion of Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch to all London
    General Direction.Amount of Horizontal Movement. MILES.In Shore ditchIn all London.InShore ditchIn all London
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    TABLE IV. Shewing New Cases of Disease coming under treatment of the Poor Law Medical Officers, during the quarter ending the 27th June, 1857.
    District.Medical Officer.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping Cough.Diarrhoea.Continued Eever, Typhus & TyphoidAcute Pulmonary Inflammations.All Diseases.
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    The individual epidemies bear the following relations:
    Small-Pox,Measles.Scarlatina.
    185618571856185718561857
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    ADMISSIONS to the WORKHOUSE. from
    Sickness.All Causes.
    M.F.TotalM.F.Total.
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    The following is a summary of the Slaughter-houses with a view of the average number of animals of different kinds slaughtered weekly.
    No. of Slaughter Houses.No. of BullocksNo.of Calves.No. of SheepNo. of Pigs
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    The following is a summary of the Sanitary works as applied to the improvement of dwellings, ordered and executed.
    No. of Houses or Premises VisitedCleaning and Lime-washingPaving Yards.Repairing and Trapping Drains
    ordered.executed.ordered.executed.ordered.executed.
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    TABLE I. Deaths Registered in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditc h , in the 13 Weeks ending September 26 t h, 1857.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 yearUnder 5Under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal.
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    TABLE I.— Continued. Deaths Registered in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the 13 weeks ending Septe m ber 26th, 1857.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 yearUnder 5Under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal
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    TABLE II. Shewing the Weekly Mete o rlogical Phenomena, and the Total Deaths in Shoredit c h and all London; the Deaths from Epidemics in Shoredit c h and all London; and the proportions borne by Shoredit c h
    1857. Week endingAverage Temperature.Difference of Temperature between average Temperature of corresponding week during 10 yearsBarometerDifference between Dew-point Temperature and Air-TemperatureWIND.Rain in Inches.TOTAL DEATHSProportion of deaths from all causesin Shoreditch to all LondonDEATHS From EPIDEMICSProportion of Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch to all London
    General DirectionAmount of Horizontal Movement. miles.In Shore ditchIn all Londonin ShoreditchIn all London
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    TABLE III. Causes of Death in the Shoreditch and St. Luke's Workhouses.
    ScarlatinaHooping-CoughDiarrhœaContinued Fever Typhus& TyphoidBronchitis and CatarrhInsanityTubercular DiseaseBrain DiseaseAll otherDiseasesTotals
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    TABLE IV. Total Deaths and Total Births, in Districts, in 13 weeks, ending 26th September, 1857.
    DISTRICT.Population 1851DEATHSTotalsTotalsBIRTHS
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE V. Shewing new cases of Disease coming under treatment of the Poor-Law Medical Officers, during the quarter ended 26th September, 1857.
    DISTRICT.Medical OfficerSmall-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-CoughDiarrhœaContinued Fever Typhus &TyphoidAll Diseases