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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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Table of Weekly Mortality, &c., in London and in the Whitechapel District.
| Week ENDED | Deaths in London. | Deaths in Wchpl. District | Rain-fail. Inches. | Mean I'em- perature of the air. Degrees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Diarrhcea and Dysentery. | From Fever. | From Small-pox. | From all causes. | From Smallpox. | From all causes. | |||
| Jan. 6 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1556 | 0 | 56 | 0.42 | 46.2 |
| „ 13 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1567 | 0 | 44 | 0.07 | 38.3 |
| „ 20 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1663 | 0 | 47 | 0.56 | 42.9 |
| „ 27 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1548 | 0 | 48 | 0.38 | 38.9 |
| Feb. 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1643 | 0 | 47 | 0.83 | 40.3 |
| ,, 10 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1631 | 0 | 50 | 1.24 | 42.7 |
| „ 17 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1525 | 0 | 42 | 0.64 | 42.9 |
| „ 24 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1554 | 0 | 43 | 0.54 | 42.8 |
| Mar. 3 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1590 | 0 | 29 | 0.14 | 43.0 |
| „ 10 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1648 | 0 | 41 | 0.15 | 33.8 |
| „ 17 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1854 | 0 | 43 | 0.09 | 34.7 |
| „ 24 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1887 | 0 | 45 | 0.32 | 35.1 |
| „ 31 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 2148 | 0 | 63 | 0.09 | 38.6 |
Return of Cases sent to Fever and Small-pox Hospitals durin g the Quarter ended Lady-Day, 1883.
FEVER.
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North District | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| South „ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2* |
* Both these were from the London Hospital and non-resident.
SMALL POX.
| Men | Women. | Children. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North District | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3* |
* These were all from the London Hospital and non-resident.
Only death from Fever :
Hannah Welch, 3, Hanover Place,
Brick Lane.
Only death from Small-pox :
Jonathan Field, 5, Quaker Street,
Spitalfields.
FEVER Cases sent from the Whitechapel Union Infirmary to the Fever Hospital, at Homerton, during the Quarter ended March 31st, 1883.
| Description of Fever. | Where Admitted from. | Length of time in the Infirmary. | Whether Patient had Fever on admission. | Date of sending to Fever Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric | 11, Flower-and-Dean Street | 1 day | Slightly. | Jan. 15 |
| Enteric | South Grove Workhouse | 19 days | No. | ,, 30 |
| Typhus | Refuge, Crispin Street | 21 days | No. | Feb. 27 |