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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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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.
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| Quarter ended— | PUBLIC VACCINATOR | Workhouse. | Totals. | Births Reqistd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Cases. | Re-Vacci-nation. | Primary Cases. | Re-Vaccination | Primary Cases." | lie-Vaccination. | ||
Fever and Small-pox Return for Quarter ended Christmas, 1883.
| SMALL POX | .. Men | Women. | Children | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total | |
| 2 | ||||
* Of these, 8 were from the London Hospital and non-resident.
2 deaths Turner, 6, Dunk Street, Mile End New Town.
Sarah Ruthon, 5, Caledonian Terraoe, Pelley Road, Plaistow.
Sanitary Works performed during the Quarter
ended 29th December, 1883.
The following return shows the amount of work done by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the Quarter ended 29th December, 1883.
Number of inspections of houses as shown in the official returns 2500
Houses specially visited, that is to say every room in such
houses has been inspected 280
Houses specially re-visited in order to see that the works for
which notices have been given are carried out 1260
Preliminary notices served such notices embracing 216 premises 164
Compulsory orders issued embracing 33 premises 30
Summonses heard at Police Courts under Sanitary Act 0
Summonses under Act for Prevention of Adulteration of
Food, &c 1