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The mortality of children under 5 years of age, has been 284, which
is 41.7 per cent. of the total deaths. The proportion of deaths of young
children to the total mortality, varies, however, in the several sub-districts.
Thus, in the Whitechapel, North, sub-district, it is 57.7 per cent.; in the
Goodman's Fields, it is 64.8 per cent.; and in the Artillery sub-district,
it is 58.6 per cent.; while in that of the Whitechapel Church sub-district,
it is only 17.2 per cent. of the total deaths. This difference, as
regards the last-named sub-district, is accounted for by the deaths in the
London Hospital, in which Institution only 3 deaths of children, under 5
years of age, are recorded. The patients in this Institution are for the
most part adults.
The deaths in the Workhouse have been 89 : of these, 54 were of
males and 30 of females. The deaths in the Workhouse and Hospital
together, have been 182, which is 26.7 of the total mortality in the district.
The deaths from epidemic diseases in the Workhouse, have been 11, viz.:
1 from Small-pox, 6 from Measles, 2 from Diarrhcea, and 2 from
Fever.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended 4,209 new cases of
disease, including 105 of Small-pox, 359 of Measles, 38 of Scarlet-fever,
78 of Hooping Cough, 215 of Diarrhoea, and 01 of Fever. In the corresponding
quarter of the previous year, the total number of cases was 3,076,
including 8 of Small-pox, 18 of Measles, 18 of Scarlet-fever, 56 of Hooping
Cough, 251 of Diarrhoea, and 108 of Fever.
The cases of illness in the Workhouse have been 885 : of which,
Mr. Champneys attended 473, and Mr. Richardson 412. The cases of
Zymotic disease, included in these returns, are, 5 of Small-pox, 11 of
Measles, 3 of Scarlet-fever, 24 of Diarrhoea, 13 of Fever, 4 of Erysipelas,
4 of Carbuncle, 1 of Rheumatic Fever, 3 of Ague, and 4 of Dysentery;
there were also 10 cases of Delirium Tremens.
The licensed cow-sheds in the district are 32 in number, and on the
7th of July, the number of cows therein was 134. In the Appendix to
this Report (Table 6), there is a list of the cow-keepers, the localities of the
cow-sheds, and the number of the cows in each cow-shed in the district.
In consequence of the severe outbreak of the Cattle Plague during the
summer, autumn, and winter of last year, more stringent regulations should
before the next licensing day be enforced by the Board, for the better observance