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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 1882

[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
Diarrhæa and Dysentery.Fever.Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
Jan. 712242018580410.6043.9
„ 1413312117370630.5843.9
„ 2111202017001600.0036.2
„ 2823192419710480.0034.2
Feb. 415261320230550.1736.7
,, 118181726320590.0038.1
„ 1811181721880580.5345.5
„ 251428819410410.0544.3
March 47212317900470.7944.3
„ 1114171917930500.1448.1
„ 181327816910510.0147.6
2519371318270480.5944.6
April 1928916550450.1746.6

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 VACCINATORWorkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-VaccinationPrimary Cases.Re-Vaccination.
June, 1880533—25—558—676
September387615—4026590
December335135—3701621
March, 18814288441246986694
J une68225049150631400674
September3713434420405454586
December394425179419183578
March, 18823601731146391163644
Totals3390396255897364512935063