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Whitechapel 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE VI.Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last15 years.

TABLE VI.

Showing the Deaths from Epidemic Diseases in the Whitechapel District during the last

15 years.

Name of Disease186118621863186418651866186718681869187018711872187318741875
Small Pox28336952244401115615919112
Measles271532613728139336971364223443340
Scarlet Fever & Diphtheria70912005080762648208592592419951
Hooping Cough9862527497947255113504396791661
Diarrhœa1016911410912211910013897107125991137693
Fever65250158170167100821C995524026444730
Cholera &Cho leraic-Diaha.455249049107635830
Totals3936636245475201476362440592366437277313375277
LondonFever175436352802368932322681217424832211204917651003154815531282
Scarlta.& Diph.30584194579938062614231618363418616263062220106393230374038
Small Pox216345201253764613881339606273958783415321145675

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The deaths from Fever in the Fever Hospital belonging to the Asylum Board of patients
removed from this District were 9, and 2 died of scarlet fever, thereby increasing the deaths
from epidemic diseases by 11; but, on the other hand, the deaths from fever of non-residents
which occurred in the London Hospital, must be deducted ; of these, however, I do not receive
returns. The deaths, therefore, from epidemic diseases in this District were 384 for the
year 1874.
Note.—Four deaths from small-pox have been registered, but two of such deaths ought to
have been registered as chicken-pox.

Table: TABLE VII.Showing the cases of Epidemic Diseases among the pauper population in the Whitechapel District during the last 15 years.

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
Small Pox86113253218626125493530262560210
Measles705258048251679155323212257178761285932
Scarlet Fever & Diphtheria10911830515616419760543119732162216117
Hooping Cough38815316921728021721914430814010294863044
Diarrhoea1418108511081127134216641471163110331097590283212150101
Fever109822464295573343308586385325201191268424
Cholera&Choleraic-Diaha.0114458581423200
Total21802817238023022500341924722839225522221730551578485218

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The cases of Febricula have been 109. In the preceding year the cases of Febricula were 285.
* In the above Tables the years 1863, 1869, and 1873, consist of 53 weeks,