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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 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: The following Table is continued from my last Quarterly Report, and exhibits the weekly progress in London of the existing epidemic of Smallpox, and that of 1870-71 in the corresponding weeks:—

The following Table is continued from my last Quarterly Report, and exhibits the weekly progress in London of the existing epidemic of Smallpox, and that of 1870-71 in the corresponding weeks:—

1876-7. Week endingDeaths1877-8. Week endingDeaths1870-1. Week endingDeaths1871-2. Week endingDeaths
July 8131877July 9131871
„ 152Aug. 2511„ 1611Aug. 2682
„ 228Sep. 120„ 2315Sep. 278
„ 297„ 88,, 3011„ 981
Aug. 51„ 1510Aug. 615„ 1657
„ 129„ 2210„ 1311„ 2389
„ 195,, 2913„ 2010„ 3051
„ 2610Oct. 614„ 2711Oct. 772
Sept. 28„ 1314Sept. 39„ 1461
„ 95„ 208„ 1012„ 2153
„ 166„ 2714„ 1711„ 2861
„ 2311Nov. 39„ 2415Nov. 461
„ 3015„ 1025Oct. 113„ 1154
Oct. 711„ 1714827„ 1876
„ 1416„ 2427„ 1513„ 2567
„ 2122Dec. 131„ 2217Dec. 278
„ 2815„ 825„ 2921„ 9104
Nov. 421„ 1531Nov. 523„ 16106
„ 1148„ 2231„ 1240„ 2390
„ 1852„ 2929„ 1945„ 3097
„ 25431878„ 26411872
Dec. 267Jan. 526Dec. 360Jan. 691
„ 950„ 1235„ 1061„ 1390
„ 1675„ 1951„ 1744„ 2093
„ 2397„ 2634„ 2482„ 2790
„ 3075Feb. 238„ 31110Feb. 352
1877„ 9551871„ 1068
Jan. 6116„ 1647Jan. 779„ 1748
„ 13100„ 2339„ 14135„ 2453
„ 2079March 254„ 21188Mar. 252
„ 2786„ 934„ 28157„ 949
Feb. 3103„ 1653Feb. 4196„ 1642
„ 1090„ 2342„ 11211„ 2348
„ 1772„ 3048„ 18218„ 3055
„ 24104April 655„ 25227April 665
March 384„ 1358March 4213„ 1349
„ 1096„ 2080„ 11194„ 2048
„ 17100„ 2763„ 18185„ 2741
„ 2476May 460„ 25205May 462
„ 3186„ 1148April 1192„ 1139
April 778„ 1848„ 8214„ 1854
„ 1460„ 2543„ 15265„ 2554
„ 2168June 140„ 22276June 137
„ 2889„ 842„ 29261„ 827
May 554„ 1524May 6288„ 1537
„ 1278„ 2219„ 13232„ 2226
„ 1970„ 2938„ 20267„ 2943
„ 2669July 619„ 27257July 635
June 261„ 1311June 3229„ 1326
„ 958„ 2019„ 10245„ 2029
„ 1655„ 2711„ 17240„ 2733
„ 2344August 318„ 24232August 328
„ 3044„ 1014July 1235„ 1015
July 723„ 179„ 8164„ 1716
„ 1432„ 2410„ 15133„ 2415
„ 2135„ 316„ 22135„ 318
„ 2827Sept. 73„ 29132Sept. 76
August 422„ 147Aug. 587„ 1412
„ 1120„ 214„ 1296„ 215
„ 1821„ 282„ 1980„ 289