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Whitechapel 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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ponding quarter of last year the rain-fall was 2.80 inches. The mean temperature
of the air was 40.1°. In the corresponding quarter of last year
the mean temperature was 41.6°. The coldest days during the quarter were
Tuesday, the 23rd February, Wednesday, the 24th February, and Friday,
the 5th March, when the thermometer indicated respectively 23.5°, 23.3°,
and 25.5°. The coldest day during the corresponding quarter of last year
was on the 11th February, when the thermometer indicated 21.0°, or 11.0°
below the freezing point.
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—
| Jan. | Jan. 16 | Jan. 23 | Jan. 30 | Feb. 6 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 27 | Mar. 6 | Mar. 13 | Mar. 20 | Mar. 27 | Apr 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
Vaccination.
WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Cases Vaccinated by the Public
Vaccinator and the 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
Cases.
Re-Vaccination
Primary
Cases.
Re-Vacnation.
June, 1873
331
2
17
0
348
2
663
September
266
0
36
0
302
0
644
December,
256
2
39
1
295
3
673
March, 1874
335
1
37
0
372
1
640
June
411
2
30
0
441
2
726
September
329
0
30
0
359
0
630
December
185
2
31
0
216
2
689
March, 1875
292
2
44
0
336
2
687
Totals
2405
11
264
1
2669
12
5352