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Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the quarter,
895 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse; including 8 of measles,
33 of scarlet-fever, 6 of hooping cough, 12 of diarrhœ, 82 of febricula,
20 of fever, and 10 of erysipelas. In the corresponding quarter of the
previous year the number of pauper cases of illness was 1247, including 1
of small-pox, 7 of measles, 4 of scarlet fever, 10 of hooping-cough, 14 of
diarrhoea, 59 of febricula, 17 of fever, and 16 of erysipelas. The total
number of cases of illness in the Workhouse has been 726: including 5 of
scarlet-fever, 2 of hooping-cough, 8 of diarrhœa, 15 of febricula, 2 of fever,
71 of rheumatic fever, and 20 of erysipelas. In addition to the above, there
were 43 cases of syphilis. In the corresponding quarter of the previous
year the total number of cases in the Workhouse was 721; including 1 of
small-pox, 2 of measles, 1 of scarlet fever, 1 of hooping-cough, 11 of diarrhœa,
26 of febricula, 1 of carbuncle, 85 of rheumatic fever, and 13 of erysipelas.
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—
PUBL1C VACCINATOR.
workhouse.
Totals.
Births
Registd.
Primary
Cases.
Re-Vaccination.
Primary
Cases.
Re-Vaccination
Primary
Cases.
Rc-Vaccination.
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
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, 1871
185
2
31
0
216
2
689
Totals
2403
15
243
1
2646
16
5385
Meteorology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 7.02 inches. During the
corresponding quarter (14 weeks) of last year the rain-fall was 5.18 inches.
The mean temperature of the air was 41.5°. In the corresponding quarter
of last year the mean temperature was 44.4°. The coldest days during the