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3 which occurred in the Fever Hospital). The total deaths from epidemic
diseases have therefore been 57. The residences of these patients who died
in the hospital from small-pox were 47, Queen Ann Street, 22, Great Garden
Street, 31, Upper East Smithfield, and 4, Pool's Square. The residences of
the patients who died from fever were 86, Wheeler Street, 1, Angel Alley,
and 6, Underwood Street.
In the corresponding Quarter of the previous year, the deaths from
epidemic diseases were 86; viz.: 4 from small-pox, 44 from measles, 3
from scarlet-fever, 1 from diphtheria, 15 from hooping-cough, 17 from
diarrhoea, and 2 from fever. In addition to the 4 deaths from small-pox
there must be added 6 which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital, thus
making a total of 10 deaths from small-pox for that Quarter. The total
deaths from epidemic diseases were therefore 92.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under 1 year of age was 115. This is 16.8
per Cent. of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter of the previous
year it was 20.8 per cent. In the Spitalfields sub-District the rate is
34.0 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town 15.8 per cent.; in the Whitechapel
North 36.5 per cent.; in the Whitechapel Church 3.4 per cent.; in
the Goodman's Fields 34.6 per cent.; and in the Aldgate 28.5 per cent.
The difference in the rate of mortality of young children in the Mile End
New Town and Whitechapel Church sub-Districts is thus explained:—in
the former the Workhouse is situated, and in the latter the London
Hospital; in both these institutions the children under 1 year bear only a
small proportion to the adults.
The total deaths under 5 years are 206; which shows a rate of mortality
of 33.1 per Cent. in relation to the total deaths, including those of
non-residents, and 30.7 per Cent. to the total births. The rate of mortality
under 1 year, in relation to the total births, is 17.1 per cent.
In the last annual report of the Registrar General, it is stated that the
proportional number of deaths of children under one year of age, from all
causes, to 1000 births registered in London in the year 1876, was 157, and
for England and Wales 146. The death rate of children under 5 years of
age in England was 63.0 per 1000 of population, and in London 73.0 per
1000.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the past
Quarter, 745 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse ; including 21 of
small-pox, 2 of measles, 1 of scarlet-fever, 5 of hooping-cough, 11 of
diarrhoea, 29 of febricula, 2 of fever, and 1 of erysipelas. In the corresponding
Quarter of the previous year the number of pauper cases of illness