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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 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General shows the comparative results of the Quarter :—
LONDON.
| Jan 10th | Jan. 17th | Jan. 24th | Jan. 31st | Feb. 7 th | Feb. 14 th | Feb 21st | Feb. 28th | Mar 7th | Mar 14th | Mar 21st | Mar 8th | Apl 4 th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Measles | 93 | 87 | 74 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 75 | 62 | 52 | 64 | 58 | 51 |
| Deaths from Fev-er | 32 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Mean Tempera- ture of the air | 40.0° | 41.6° | 48.6° | 41.l° | 36.5° | 36.3° | 40.O° | 42.2° | 41.6° | 35.7° | 46.5° | 48.2° | 48.1° |
| Rain-fall in inches | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
| Deaths in London | 1615 | 1557 | 1492 | 1449 | 1411 | 1597 | 1616 | 1754 | 1578 | 1524 | 1611 | 1530 | 1349 |
| Dpaths in White- chapel District | 53 | 40 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 72 | 49 | 37 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 52 |
| Deaths in ditto from Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Water Supply.
Since my last quarterly report 52 additional water-waste-preventers
have been erected in this District, and consequently there has been a considerable
diminution in the number of butts and cisterns. There are now
257 water-waste-preventers in this district. From the satisfaction which
these machines give to the poor I hope that the time is not far distant when
butts and cisterns in the poor localities will be entirely abolished, and that
water will be supplied to the poor on the constant service, direct from the
main. The time has now arrived, when this mode of supply should be
made compulsory.
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-Vacci nation. | Primary Cases | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | ||
| March, 1874 | 335 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 372 | 1 | 640 |
| June, 1872 | 289 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 321 | 9 | 684 |
| September | 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 | 673 |
| Totals | 2336 | 21 | 233 | 6 | 2569 | 27 | 5349 |