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Whitechapel 1883

[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.

Week endedDeaths in London.Deaths in Wchpl. DistrictPainfull. Inches.Mean Temperature of the air. Degrees
From Diarrhoea and Dysentery-From Fever.From Small-pox.From all causes.From Smallpox.From all causes.
July 716711115210400.1264.3
„ 1432518017360370.8761.4
„ 2135111017810470.4456.0
„ 2825416616050480.4157.4
Aug. 41687114650420.2260.6
„ 119416213120301.2859.4
„ 1811912214370470.0762.3
„ 256319113560560.0164.0
Sept. 17423412920340.3662.5
„ 88736112570410.8154.7
„ 156231112600301.5257.8
„ 225425212860420.2458.4
„ 296117212571400.9257.1

Fever and Small-pox Return for Quarter ended Michaelmas, 1883.

SMALL POX.MenWomen.ChildrenTotal
North District0000
South „2204*

* Of these 3 were from the London Hospital and non-resident.
1 death—Thomas Rush. 32, Upper Constance street, West Ham.

Fever

Men.Women.Children.Total
North District0055
South111517*

* Of these, 8 were from the London Hospital and non-resident.
2 deaths
Walter Doubleday, 6, George s gardens, Bethnal Green.
James McArdell, 2, Norwich court, Upper East Smithfield.

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 durinff the same quarters.

Quarter ended—PUBLIC VACCINATORworkhouse.Totals.Births Registd.
Primary Cases.Re-Vaccination.Primary Cases.Re-Vac-einationPrimary Cases."Re-Vaccination.
December, 1881394425179419183578
March, 18823601731146391163644
June543636125579131520
September44125451054861-30588
December328233135361137617
March, 1883409625160434166634
June4631575352054564
September41934234616534
Totals33576429490636519704679