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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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The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—
LONDON.
| Apr. 8 | Apr. 15 | Apr. 22 | Apr. 29 | May 6 | May 13 | May 20 | May 27 | Jun. 3 | Jun 10 | Jun. 17 | Jun. 24 | July 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Diarrhœa | 19 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 49 |
| Deaths from Fever | 22 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 17 |
| Mean Temperature of the air | 51.1° | 40.9° | 47.5° | 50.3° | 448° | 47.1° | 49.2° | 51.1 | 56.0 | 54.5° | 56.5° | 62.4° | 62.9° |
| Rain-fall in inches | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Deaths in London | 1581 | 1434 | 1631 | 1524 | 1416 | 1457 | 1341 | 1446 | 1343 | 1286 | 1280 | 1304 | 1175 |
| Deaths in Whitechapel District. | 48 | 29 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 26 | 42 | 37 | 43 |
| Deathsin do. from Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
The deaths from Diarrhœa in London during this Quarter have been 231, while the deaths
for the corresponding Quarter of the previous year were 436.
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 VACCINATOR | Workhouse. | Totals. | Births Registd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination. | ||
| September, 1874 | 329 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 359 | 0 | 630 |
| December | 185 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 216 | 2 | 689 |
| March, 1875 | 292 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 336 | 2 | 687 |
| June | 376 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 402 | 0 | 673 |
| September, | 350 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 385 | 1 | 650 |
| December | 178 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 201 | 2 | 655 |
| March, 1876 | 236 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 261 | 0 | 722 |
| June | 369 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 405 | 0 | 684 |
| Totals | 2315 | 7 | 250 | 0 | 2565 | 7 | 5390 |
Fever Cases in the District.
In my last report I published a return prepared by Mr. Ilott, the
Medical Officer of the Workhouse, of the fever cases which had occurred in
this District, and had been removed from the Workhouse to the Homerton
Fever Hospital. As the disease continues to prevail, although not to
the same extent, Mr. Ilott has kindly given to me the subjoined return,
prepared in the same form, of the cases which have occurred during the
present quarter.