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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 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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

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

Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictRainfall. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
Diarrhoea.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
July 9135147315850531.0065.1
„ 16292124918161530.0470.1
„ 23449174319431520.1166.4
„ 30495123920000490.5460.5
August 6297143817170420.5263.8
„ 13210212915781481.7659.0
,, 20141193814740460.2558.1
„ 27117158013420401.4353.0
Sept. 357142211900370.3654.5
„ 10391427122905G0.4955.4
„ 1740242611510360.1455.0
„ 2433452612790371.1958.2
Oct. 134531512170520.3653.2

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

VACCINATION.

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

Quarter ended—PUBLIC VACCINATORworkhodse.Totals.Births
Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.REQISTN.
December, 1879373—33—406—655
March, 1880380231—4112846
June533—25—558—676
September387615-1026590
December335135—3701621
March, 18814288441246986694
June58225049150631400674
September3713434420405454536
Totals338937726357236529495342