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Whitechapel 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1889
Pages
28
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    I proceed to specify how the zymotic percentages of 15.40 and 11. 30 respectively are composed:—
    Diseases Causing Death.Entire Metropolis.Whitechapel.
  • Page 11
    The remaining Table which I annex as a corollary to this branch of the subject, will sufficiently explain itself. It is compiled from Weekly Returns supplied to me by the Managers to the Metropolitan Asylums' Board—and it contains a record of all cases received into their Hospitals from London—including the Whitechapel District—and also those cases striftly belonging to the District:—
    Disease.Whence Admitted.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
  • Page 12
    DEATHS IN MODEL DWELLINGS.
    Class of Disease causing Death.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 13
    Sub-Districts to which the Persons formerly belonged.
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Aldgate.Total.
  • Page 13
    AGE AT DEATH.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 20.20 to 40.40 to 60.60 to 80.Over 80.Total.
  • Page 14
    Special Cause of the Deaths from Violence.
  • Page 15
    REGISTERED COMMON LODGING.HOUSE DEATHS.
    Name of Street.No. of Houses Registered.Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers.
  • Page 19
    Table A. —Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1888.
    Sub.Registration Distri&s.Spital. fields.Mile End New TownWhite. chapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 19
    Table B.—Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1888.
    Sub.Registration Districts.Spital. fields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 19
    Table C.—The 719 Deaths of Non.Residents which took place in the District were Registered as under:—
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Whitechapel Infirmary.)Whitechapel Church (London Hospital.)Goodman's Fields.Aldgate (River Thames)
  • Page 19
    Table D.—Outlying Public Institutions , &c., where Residents of the Whitechapel District Died.
  • Page 20
    (Residents' Deaths wherever registered being correctly referred to their proper Sub.Districts).
    Sub.Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile E.nd New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodmans Fields.Aldgate.Total.
  • Page 20
    Table F.—Showing the Ages at Death of the Residents who died during the Year.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 20
    Total Births and Deaths in London, and Deaths under 5 years of age.
  • Page 21
    T able H.—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES.
    Diseases.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.Diseases.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.
  • Page 22
    T able I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH.
    Class of Disease.Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
    London includ'g WhitechapelWhitechapel.
  • Page 22
    Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by Mr. W. M. Sherman, Vaccination Officer :
  • Page 23
    TABLE M.—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1888.
    Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.
  • Page 24
    T able N.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1888.
    Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quar.2nd Quar.3rd Quar.4th Quar.???
  • Page 25
    T able o.— PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR.
    name of place.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.TyphusFeverEntericFeverDiphtheria.Measles.name of place.Small Pox.ScarletFever.TyphusFeverEntericFeverDiphtheria.Measles.name of place.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphusFeverEntericFever| Diphtheria.Measles.
  • Page 26
    T ABLE P.—SANITARY AND OTHER WORK PERFORMED BY THE INSPECTORS.
    Classification of Work.Quarter ending March 31st.Quarter ending June 30th.Quarter ending Sept. 29th.Quarter ending December 31st.Totals for the year.
  • Page 27
    T able Q.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine.Mean of Degree of Humidity (saturation represented by 100).Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches).Mean of Horizontal movement of the Air. (miles per hour).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Rainfall (in inches).Rain or Snow (Number of days fall).
    Greenwich.Lewes.
  • Page 28
    Table R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—Highest and Lowest Records.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London.Humidity of Atmosphere.Reading of the Barometer (in inches).Horizontal movement of Air (miles per hour).Temperature (Fahrenheit).Ozone.