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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 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: 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.

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.
18659721745123014124015594
186662075462447661213016502
1867651564222851831010017181
18688025450208315718102017417
18697516632258110035111214031
1870820182519501344451214148
1871563711191533771453510194
1872512651161171145224864
1873392553991488173154887
187420124435356597213785
187519023066048667212474
1876900306580623682281

Table: 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.

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.
186578,9702684253241620854923.629.46.8
1866...2561849573343246515.138 75.8
1867 ••...2686233144524152525.126.46.6
1868...2611251953632451323.327.76.4
1869*...2571267550428352621.929.66.6
1870...2600246559937451524.626.46.5
187176,5732571246555133954525.627-77.1
1872...2705239061637554026.726 37.0
1873*...2727247164539350724.326 56.6
1874...2688261367537744419.829 25.7
1875...26502470710465+50925.326.16.6
1876...2754234871651145124.023 95.8

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• These years contain 53 weeks. In making this calculation, one week's average of deaths
is deducted, viz., 50 and 46 respectively. + Estimated number.
The number of Inquests which have been held this year in this District has been 365. In
the preceding year the number was 348,