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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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10th, and 1.34 inches in the week ending July 3rd. One-inch deep of rainfall
on an acre weighs (allowing 10-lbs. to a gallon, which is the weight of
a gallon of distilled water) nearly 101 tons. During the corresponding
quarter of last year the rain-fall was 3.61 inches. The mean temperature
of the air was 53.9° In the corresponding quarter of last year the mean
temperature was 50.7°. The hottest days during the quarter were Thursday,
the 3rd May, Friday, the 4th May, and Saturday, the 15th May, when
the thermometer indicated respectively 83.2°, 83.3°, and 81.9°. The hottest
day during the corresponding quarter of last year was on the 2nd July,
when the thermometer indicated 86.7°.
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General,
shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—
LONDON.
| Apr. 10 | Apr. 17 | Apr. 24 | May 1 | May 8 | May 15 | May 22 | May 29 | Jun. 5 | Jun. 12 | Jun. 19 | Jun. 26 | July 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from | 24 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 54 | 77 | 107 |
| Diarrhœa | |||||||||||||
| Deaths from Scar-let Fever | 24 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 59 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 53 | 62 | 69 |
| Mean Tempera-ture of the air | 44.5° | 42.8° | 46.6° | 52.1° | 54.6° | 59.3° | 53.9° | 54.1° | 59.9° | 58.9° | 560° | 58.6° | 59.7° |
| Rain-fall in inches | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 1.34 |
| Deaths in London | 1739 | 1675 | 1600 | 1532 | 1489 | 1427 | 1322 | 1294 | 1323 | 1335 | 1321 | 1413 | 134.8 |
| Deaths in White-chapel District. | 36 | 45 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 41 | 53 |
| Deaths in do. from Diarrhœa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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.
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| Quakteb ending— | PUBLIC VACCINATOR | Workhouse. | Totals. | Births Registd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | ||
| 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 | 6S9 |
| March, 1875 | 292 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 336 | 2 | 687 |
| June | 376 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 402 | 0 | 673 |
| Totals | 2450 | 9 | 273 | 1 | 2723 | 10 | 5362 |