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Whitechapel 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Meteorology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 3.61 inches. During the corresponding
quarter of last year the rain-fall was 3.94 inches. The rain-fall
in the first six months of this year only amounted to 6.6 inches, whereas,
the average amount during this period in fifty-eight years was 11.2 inches.
The mean temperature of the air was 50.7°. In the corresponding quarter
of last year the mean temperature was 50.7°. The hottest days during the
quarter were Tuesday, 2nd June, Friday 5th June, and Thursday 2nd July,
when the thermometer indicated respectively 83.7°, 83.2°, 86.7°. The
hottest day during the corresponding quarter of last year was on Friday,
the 27th June, when the thermometer indicated 81.2°.
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—
LONDON.
| Apl. 11th | Apl. 18 th | Apl. 25th | May 2nd | May 9th | May l6th | May 23rd | May 30th | Jne. 6th | Jne. 13th | Jne. Jne. 20th 27th | Jly 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Fever | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
| Deaths from Scarlet Fever | 14 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
| Mean Temperature of the air | 45.1° | 47.1° | 57.6° | 50.6° | 44.2° | 46.6° | 51.6° | 59.5° | 63.3° | 57.1° | 53.7° | 57.4° | 61.8° |
| Rain-fall in inches | 0-37 | 0-33 | 000 | 001 | 0-02 | 008 | 0.04 | 027 | 0.81 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 020 |
| Deaths in London | 1387 | 1339 | 1300 | 1256 | 1337 | 1288 | 1326 | 1385 | 1257 | 1204 | 1242 | 1216 | 1336 |
| Deaths in White chapel District | 46 | 3R | 45 | 43 | 45 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 43 | 48 | 43 | 59 | |
| Deathsindo.from Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
Vaccination.
WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Cases Vaccinated by the public Vaccinator or Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number of Births Registered during the same quarters.
| Quarter-ending | PUBLIC VACCINATOR. | Workhouse | Totals. | Births Registd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | Primary Casus | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | ||
| March, 1874 | 335 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 372 | 1 | 640 |
| June | 411 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 441 | 2 | 727 |
| September, 1872 | 306 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 332 | 5 | 640 |
| December | 263 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 286 | 1 | 685 |
| March, 1873 | 290 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 313 | 6 | 720 |
| June | 331 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 348 | 2 | 663 |
| September | 266 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 302 | 0 | 644 |
| December | 256 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 295 | 3 | G73 |
| Totals | 2458 | 14 | 231 | 6 | 2689 | 20 | 6392 |