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Whitechapel 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Return of Cases sent to Small-pox and Fever Hospitals during the
Quarter ended 24th June, 1882.
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
* Of these 8 cases—1 was from the London Hospital and non-resident.
Only Death.
William Fordham, 11 Carter Street, Bethnal Green.
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
* Of these 11 cases—8 were from the London Hospital and non-residents.
Two Deaths.
Henry Williams 55, Flower-and-Dean Street.
Louisa Reynolds 56, ditto
WHITECHAPEL UNION INFIRMARY.
Only one case of
| Date of Admission, 1882. | Where Admitted from. | Date of sending to Fever Hospital. | Length of time in the Infirmary. | Whether Patients had Fever on admission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakehouses.
Public attention having been forcibly directed to the defective
sanitary condition of several of the bakehouses in London, I gave
directions to the Sanitary Inspectors to visit all the bakehouses in
the District, and reports to the following effect were prepared by
those officers. It was found that some of the premises used as bake-