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Whitechapel 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the
Whitechapel District.

Table: The following Table, taken from the Returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—

The following Table, taken from the Returns of the Registrar-General, shows the comparative results of the Quarter:—

Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inchcs.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-poxFrom all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
Oct. 54528413550380.1355.8
„ 123734514180330.5456.9
„ 193630513690440.0051.9
„ 263030414460480.9850.3
Nov. 22134313860430.1441.0
„ 92636915900490.1038.8
„ 1611371616650301.7439.8
„ 231524715470490.1240.6
„ 301452816240411.4839.0
Dec. 7929420160620.2336.3
„ 1411331716980500.0028.4
„ 2114231421330500.0931.2
„ 2810241319000560.5032.7

Table: VACCINATION.WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number ofCases Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the numberofBirths Registered during the same quarters.

VACCINATION.

WHITECHAPEL UNION.—Return of the number ofCases Vaccinated by the Public Vaccinator and the Medical Officer of the Workhouse, together with the numberofBirths Registered during the same quarters.

Quarter ending—PUBLIC VACCINATORworkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-Vac-cinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vacci-nation.
March, 18774085003727445527757
June38252414066696
September336—26—362—607
December241332—2733704
March, 18782881329—31713688
June443546—4895672
September48053015106644
December, 1878258426-2844638
Totals28365352502930865645406