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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
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhus Fever | 187a, Brick Lane | Mar. 31 | April 1 | A few hours | Slightly |
| Typhus Fever | 9, Dorset Street | April 6 | 8 | 1 day | No |
| Typhus Fever | 7, Flower & Dean Street | 10 | 11 | A few hours | Slightly |
| Typhus Fever | 2, George Street | May 2 | May 5 | 2 days | No |
| Typhus Fever | 55, Flower & Dean Street | 14 | 17 | 2 „ | „ |
| Enteric Fever | 1, Garden Court | 17 | 22 | 4 „ | |
| Enteric Fever | 93, Wentworth Street | 22 | 23 | A few hours | Slightly |
| Enteric Fever | 34, Flower & Dean Street | 29 | 30 | A few hours | |
| Typhus Fever | 12, Thrawl Street | 20 | 31 | 10 days | No |
The following are the localties from which fever patients were removed
to the Homerton Fever Hospital during the quarter, viz:—9 from Workhouse,
the previous residences of whom are given above; in addition to
which number 8 patients were admitted into the Fever Hospital; viz.: 1
from No. 9, Gregg's-court, 1 from No. 56, Flower and Dean-street, 2 from
No. 10, King-street, Mile End New Town, 1 from No. 5, Marlboroughcourt,
1 from No. 20, Goodman's-yard, 1 from No. 3, Butler-street, and 1
from No. 34, Flower and Dean-street; total number of admissions 17; of
which 10 were from the Registered Common Lodging Houses. Of the total
admissions 4 died.
According to the return given to me by Mr. Vallance, and recorded
in my last report, it appeared that 94 cases of fever were admitted into the
Homerton Fever Hospital during the six months ended Lady-day last. Of
these 94 cases, 61 were from the Common Lodging Houses; and if to these
numbers we add the cases recorded during this quarter, we find that the
total number of fever cases which have been received in the Hospital from
this District, during the last nine months, is 108; of which no less than 71,
or 65.7 per cent., were sent from the Common Lodging Houses. The rate
of mortality has been 25 per cent.
Registeeed Common Lodging Houses.
In my last two Quarterly Reports I drew your attention to the overcrowded
condition of several of the Registered Common Lodging Houses in