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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH.
| Class of Disease. | Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| London including Whitechapel. | Whitechapel | |
| Zymotic Diseases (as named in the Registrar-General's Weekly Sheets) | 17.72 | 16.40 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0.68 | 0.58 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 18.39 | 22.31 |
| Premature Birth and Old Age | 5.99 | 5.05 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 10.15 | 9.63 |
| ,, Organs of Special Sense | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| „ Circulatory System | 8.09 | 7.77 |
| ,, Respiratory ,, | 22.70 | 22.89 |
| ,, Digestive ,, | 4.96 | 7.56 |
| Lymphatic ,, | 0.10 | o.oo |
| Urinary | 2.44 | 2.39 |
| ,, Generative „ | 0.28 | 0.10 |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 0.33 | 1.17 |
| Diseases of Locomotive System | 0.37 | 0.42 |
| ,, Integumentary „ | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Violent Deaths—Accident | 3 .09 | 2.92 |
| Homicide | 0.58 | 0.21 |
| Suicide | ||
| Other Causes | 3.44 | 0.00 |
T able J.—VACCINATION STATISTICS.
Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by Mr. W. M. Sherman, Vaccination Officer :—
| Born in the Whitechapel Union | 2711 | ||
| Resident in the Union but born elsewhere Five were returned as " Insusceptible " | 239 | ||
| Total | 2950 | ||
| Public Vaccinator's Statistics :— | |||
| Primary | By Public Vaccinator | 2065 | |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 131 | ||
| 2196 | |||
| Re-Vaccination | By Public Vaccinator | 7 | |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 1 | ||
| 8 | |||