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Whitechapel 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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The followirg 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.Doathe1877-8.Deaths1870-1.Deaths1871-2.Deaths
Week endingWeek endingWeek endingWeek ending
July 8131877July 9131871
„ 152July 723„ 1611July 15133
„ 228„ 1432„ 2315„ 22135
297„ 2135„ 3011„ 29132
Aug. 51„ 2827Aug. 615Aug. 587
„ 129August 422„ 1311„ 1296
„ 196„ 1120„ 2010„ 1980
„ 2610„ 1821>, 2711„ 2682
Sept. 28„ 2511Sept. 39Sep. 278
96Sep. 120„ 1012981
„ 166>, 88„ 1711„ 1657
„ 2311„ 1510„ 2415„ 2389
„ 3015„ 2210Oct. 113„ 3051
Oct. 711„ 2913827Oct. 772
„ 1416Oct. 614„ 1513„ 1461
„ 2122„ 1314„ 2217„ 2153
„ 2815„ 208„ 2921„ 2861
N ov. 421„ 2714Nov. 523Nov. 461
„ 1148Nov. 39„ 12401154
„ 1852„ 1025„ 1945„ 1876
„ 2543„ 1714„ 2641„ 2567
Deo. 267„ 2427Dec. 360Dec. 278
950Dec, 131„ 10619104
„ 1675825„ 1744„ 16106
„ 2397„ 1581„ 2482,t 2390
„ 3075„ 2231„ 31110„ 3097
1877292918711872
Jan. 61161878Jan. 779Jan. 691
„ 13100Jan. 526„ 14135„ 1390
„ 2079„ 1235„ 21188„ 2093
„ 2786„ 1951„ 28157„ 2790
Feb. 3103„ 2634Feb. 4196Feb. 352
„ 1090Feb. 238.. 11211„ 1068
„ 1772955„ 182181748
24104„ 1647„ 25227„ 2453
March 384„ 2339March 4213Mar. 252
„ 1096March 25411194949
„ 17100934„ 18185„ 1642
„ 2476„ 1653„ 25205„ 2348
„ 3186„ 2342April 1192„ 3055
April 778„ 30488214April 665
„ 1460April 655>f 152651349
„ 2168„ 1358„ 22276„ 2048
„ 2889„ 2080„ 29261„ 2741
May 554„ 2763May . 6288May 462
„ 1278May 460„ 132321139
„ 1970,, 1148„ 20267„ 1864
„ 2669„ 184827257„ 2554
June 261„ 2543June 3229June 137
958June 140„ 10245827
„ 1655,, 842„ 17240,, 1537
„ 2344„ 1524„ 242322226
„ 3044„ 2219July 1235„ 2943
„ 2938„ 8164

From the above Table it appears that the epidemic of small pox,
which has now continued upwards of two years, although greatly diminished
in severity, has not entirely left the Metropolis.