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Whitechapel 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1876
Pages
108
Tables
45

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    LONDON.
    Oct. 9Oct. 16Oct 23Oct. 30Nov. 6Nov 13Nov 20Nov 27Dec 4Dec. 11Dec. 18Dec. 26Jan 1
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    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 VACCINATORworkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.
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    TABLE Showing the localities from which the patients were received into the Workhouse, and other particulars relating to them.
    Cases and Description of Fever.Previous Residence.Date of Admissn. into Workhouse.Date of Admissn. into Fever Hsptl.Length of time in the Workhouse before appearance of Fever.Whether or not the Patients had Fever on Admsn.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 1st January, 187G.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 1st January, 1876.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic Diarrhœa.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts. Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes. Deaths under 1 year of age and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 1st January, 1876.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 ye?rs and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE IV. Total number of the undermentioned Diseases recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1865 to 1875, and the total cases of illness.
    Years.Erysipelas.Puerperal FeverCarbuncle.Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pneumonia and Pleuritis.Croup.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Delirium Tremens.Lead PoisoningTotal.
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    TABLE V. Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1865 to 1875.
    Year.Population. _Total Births.J Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-resi dents, exclusive of deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths per cent. of Children under 1 yr. to the total deaths deducting the deaths of non-residents.Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Rate of mortality of Children under 1 yr per 1000 of the population.
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    TABLE VI. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711872187318741875
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    TABLE VII. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711872* 187318741875
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    LONDON.
    Jan. 8Jan. 15Jan. 22Jan. 29Feb. 5Feb. 12Feb, 19Feb 26Mar. 4Mar. 11Mar. 18Mar. 25Apr 1
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    WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number of Cases Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the number o Births Registered during the same quarters.
    Quarter ending—PUBLIC VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.
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    TABLE Showing the localities from which the patients were received in the Workhouse, and other particulars relating to them.
    Cases and description of Fever.Previous Residence.Date of admission into Workhouse.Date of admission into Fever Hospital.Length of time in the Workhouse before appearance of fever.Whether or not Patients had Fever on admission.
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    TABLE— continued.
    Cases and description of Fever.Previous Residence.Date of admission into Workhouse.Date of admission into Fever Hospital.Length of time in the Workhouse before appearance of Fever.Whether or not Patients had Fever on admission.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I. —Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 1st April, 1876.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acuta Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 1st April, 1876.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic Diarrhœa.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 1st April, 1876.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:— LONDON.
    Apr. 8Apr. 15Apr. 22Apr. 29May 6May 13May 20May 27Jun. 3Jun 10Jun. 17Jun. 24July 1
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    V accination-. 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 VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.
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    TABLE Showing the localities from which the patients were received in the Workhouse, and other particulars relating to them.
    Cases and description of Fever.Previous Residence.Date of admission into Workhouse.Date of admission into Fever Hospital.Length of time in the Workhouse before appearance of Fever.Whether or not Patients had Fever on admission.
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    No. of Holdings.No. of Rooms in each Holding.Total No. of Rooms.Average No. of Persons of the Working Class which each Holding shall be capable of accommodating.Total No. of Persons of the "Working Class which the Holdings shall be capable of accommodating.
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    TABLE, Showing the area in acres, density of population, acres to a person, deaths to 1000 living in the three decenniads in the ten most populated Districts in London, according to the calculation made by the Registrar-General, and published in his Annual Summary of Births, Deaths, &c., in London, for 1875, and in the Supplement to the 35th Annual Report of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England.
    Localities.Area in Acres.Density of Persons to an Acre.Acres to a Person.Annual Deaths to 1000 living.Mean of 30 years.
    1841-50.1850-61.1861-70.1841-50.1851-60.1861-70.1841-70.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union for the Three Months ending on the 1st July, 1876.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Cholera and Choleraic - Diarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 1st July, 1876.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic Diarrhoea.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, anc Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 1st July, 1876.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year | of age.Persons aged 60 ye?rs and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    LONDON.
    July 8July 15July 22July 29Aug. 5Aug. 12Aug. 19Aug 26Sept 2Sept 9Sept 16Sept 23Sept 30
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    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 VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
    Primary Cases.Re-Vacci-nation.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.*Re-Vaccination.
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    TABLE, Showing the Localities from which the Patients were received in the Workhouse and other particulars relating to them.
    Class and description of Fever.Previous Residence.Date of admission into Workhouse.Date of admission into Fever Hospital.Length of time in the Workhouse be-fore appearance of Fever.Whether or not Patients had Fever on admission.
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    The ages at death were as follows:—
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    The ages at death were as follows:
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    The ages at death were as follows:—
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    The ages at death were as follows:—
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    appendix. TABLE I.—Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 30th September, 1876.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhœa.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyæmia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysentery.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 30th September 1876.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhœa.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic Diarrhea;Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age and above 60 years; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1876.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 ye?rs and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    LONDON.
    Oct. 7Oct. 14Oct. 21Oct. 28Nov. 4Nov. 11Nov. 18Nov. 25Dec. 2Dec. 9Dec. 16Dec. 23Dec. 30
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    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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    DEATHS from SMALL-POX in LONDON, during the fifty-two weeks ending 30th December, 1876, at Six Groups of Ages.
    At all ages.0-11-55-2020-4040-6060 and upwards
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    APPENDIX. TABLE I.— Cases of Sickness of the Zymotic and Acute Classes, which are recorded in the Books of the Medical Officers of the Union, for the Three Months ending on the 30th December, 1876.
    Names of Medical Officers.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera and Choleraic-Diarrhoea.Continued Fever, Typhus & Typhoid.Febricula.Pyaemia.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Croup.Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.Carbuncle.1 Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Dysenteiy.Delirium Tremens.Lead Poisoning.All other Diseases.Total.
    Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pleuritis and Pneumonia.
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    TABLE II. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases for the Three Months ending 30th December, 1876.
    Districts.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet F ever.Diphtheria.Hooping-Cough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera & Choleraic ' Diarrhoea.Total.Remarks.
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    TABLE III. Showing Sub-districts, Enumerated Population, Total Births, and Deaths from all causes— Deaths under 1 year of age and above 60 years ; Deaths from Violence, Inquest cases, and Deaths in Workhouse and London Hospital, for the Quarter ending 30th December, 1876.
    Sub-districts.Enumerated Population in 1871.j Births.Deaths.Under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 ye?rs and upwards.Violence.Inquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE IV. Total number of the undermentioned Diseases recorded in the Boois of the Medical Officers of the Union, from 1865 to 1876, and the total cases of illness.
    Years.Erysipelas.Puerperal FeverCarbuncle.Bronchitis and Catarrh.Pneumonia and Pleuritis.Croup.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Delirium Tremens.Lead PoisoningTotal.
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    TABLE V. Showing the total Births, Deaths, Deaths of Non-residents, Residents, and total Deaths in the London Hospital in each year, from 1865 to 1876.
    Year.Population.Total Births.Total Deaths.Total Deaths in the London Hospital.Deaths of non-residents, exclusive ol deaths from accidents.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age.Proportion of deaths pei cent, of Children undei 1 yr. to the total death? deducting the deaths oi non-residents. Rate of mortality per 1000, deducting the deaths of nonresidents.Kate of mortality of Children under 1 yr per 1000 of the population.
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    TABLE VI. Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease186218631864186518661867186818691870187118721873187418751876
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    TABLE VII. Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.
    Name of Disease186218631864186518661867186818691870187118721873187418751876