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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 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE III.—Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 27th September, 1862.
| District. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Hooping-cough. | Diarrhœa. | Fever. | Total. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Spitalfields | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 49 | |
| Mile End N.Town | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 54 | Workhouse. |
| Whitechapel, N. | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 28 | |
| Whitechapel Church | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Hospital. |
| Goodman's Fields | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | |
| Aldgate | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |
| Total | 7 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 62 | 209 | |
| Death from Epidemics for the corresponding quarter, 1861. | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 68 | 17 | 132 |
Fiye deaths from Cholera are recorded.
TABLE IV.—Showing the Ages at Death in the Workhouse, and in the London Hospital.
| 0 and under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total Males 39 Femls. 33 | Corresponding Quarter of 1861. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhouse | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 72 | 59 |
| L. Hospital | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | Males 45 Femls.25 70 | 80 |