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Whitechapel 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

Published
1896
Pages
48
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    Distributing the remaining births among the Sub-registration Districts to which the mothers belonged, the correct distribution of births will be as under :—
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town.Whitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Total.
  • Page 4
    CORRECT DISTRICT MORTALITY TABLE FOR TEN YEARS ENDING 1895.
    Sub-Registration Districts.1886.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.53 weeks 1892.1898.1894.1895.
  • Page 8
    1895.—SMALL-POX NOTIFICATIONS IN WHITECHAPEL FROM JULY 9th.
    No.Date of Notification.Eruption Appeared.Name and Address of Patient.Age.Occupation.Special Information.
  • Page 9
    I 1895.-- SMALL-POX NOTIFICATIONS IN WHITE CHAPEL FROM JULY 9th— continued.
    1 No.Date of Notification.Eruption Appeared.Name and Address of Patient.Age.Occupation.special Information.
  • Page 10
    1895.—SMALL-POX NOTIFICATIONS IN WHITECHAPEL FROM JULY 9 th -continued.
    No.Bate of Notification.Eruption Appeared.Name and Address of Patient,Age.Occupation.Special Information.
  • Page 12
    1895 .— SMALL-POX NOTIFICATIONS IN WIIITECHAPEL AFTER 16 th AUGUST. SECOND LIST.
    No.Date of Notification.Eruption Appeared.Name :ind Address of Patient.Age.Occupation.Special Information.
  • Page 13
    returns FOR 1395, including london fever hospitals and iiighgate s mall-pox hospital.
    Jan. 5„ 12„ 19„ 26Feb. 2„ 9„ 16„ 23Mar. 2„ 9„ 16„ 23„ 30April 6„ 13„ 20„ 27May 4„ 11„ 18„ 25J June 1„ 8„ 15„ 22„ 29
  • Page 14
    SMALL-POX OASES ADMITTED INTO HOSPITALS BY METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS' BOARD, 1895.
    Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.No Statement.
  • Page 16
    Violent Deaths. Fifty-two deaths were registered as due to different forms of violence. Burns and Scalds were responsible for 13 deaths; Street Accidents caused 1G deaths; Drowning occurred in 3 cases; 11 infants were Suffocated through the carelessness of their parents or nurses; 8 persons committed Suicide in various ways; and 1 death was due to Suffocation from blocking of the trachea with food.
    Age Distribution of Violent Deaths.Sub-Registration Districts Distribution.
  • Page 16
    All the Deaths which took place during the year were certified by Medical Men. Last year there was one " Uncertified " Death. MORTUARY STATISTICS.
    RPITAL-FIELDS.MILE END NEW TOWN.WHITE-CHAPEL CHUUCH.GOODMAN'S FIELDS.
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 17
    REGISTERED COMMON LODGING HOUSES, 1895.
    Name of Street.No. of Houses Registered.Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers.
  • Page 19
    I need only add that improvements in ventilation and lighting, and drainage where requisite, have either been effected or will be carried out.
    shelters.No. of Admission Orders given by the District Medical Officers.
  • Page 20
    The cases herein set out were equal to 23 per cent, of the total admissions into the Infirmary.
    Address:—51,'Royal Mint Street (Men)272, Whiteehapel Road (Men)Hanbury S reet (Women)Quaker St. (Men working for the Salvation Array) only are lodged hereTotal.Address :—51, Royal Mint Street (Men)272, Whiteehapel Road(Men)Hanbury Street (Women)Quaker S*t. (Men working for the Salvation Arm> only mrf lotlee<1 heieThial.
  • Page 21
    MODEL DWELLINGS, 1895.
    Name and Situation of Dwellings.Number of Apartments.Number o( Inhabitants.Total Population.Deaths.
    Adults.Children.
  • Page 22
    The Deaths of Residents who Died in Model Dwellings were Registebed as being due to the following Causes:—
  • Page 26
    TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL. Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Description of Sub-Registration Districts, Public Institutions, &c.Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages.Age.12345678910111213141516171819202122
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FEVER.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causesTotals.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 & under 15.15 & under 25.25 A under 65.65 & upwards.Typhus.Enteric, or TyphoidContinued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 27
    TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITECHAPEL (Coiitinued). Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Description of Sub-Registration Districts, Public Institutions, &c.Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages.Age.12345678910111218141516171819202122
    Small-poxScarlqatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FEVERS.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis. Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causeTotal.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 & under 15.15 & under 25.25 & under 65.65 & upwards.Typhus.Enteric, or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 28
    TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR IN THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF WHITE CHAPEL-(Continued). Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Description of Sub- REGISTRATION DISTRICTS, Public Institutions, &c.Mortality from all causes atAge.1284567891011121311151617181920212
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 & under 15.15 & under 25.25 & under 6565 and upwards.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FEVERS.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentary.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other causes.Totals.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
  • Page 29
    TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, and New Casks of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1895, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Whitechapel; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities, &c.Population at all ages. Census Population, 1891.Births during 52 weeks of 1895.Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.Cases Removed to Hospitals.
    Ages.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Contind. Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Contind. Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.
  • Page 32
    Table A. —Births Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1895.
    Sub- Registration Districts.Spitalfields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Total.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 32
    Table B.—Deaths Registered in the Whitechapel District during the year 1895.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Spital-lields.Mile End New TownWhitechapel ChurchGoodman's Fields.Total.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 32
    Table C.— The Deaths of 972 Non-Residents which took place within the District during the year were Registered as under:—
    Spitalfields.Mile End New Town (Whitechapel Infirmary).Whitechapel Church (London Hospital).Goodman's Fields (River Thames).
  • Page 32
    Table D.—Outlying Public Institutions, &c., where Residents of the Whitechapel District Died during the Year.
    Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 33
    Table E.— Correct District Mortality Table. Residents' Deaths, wherever registered, being correctly referred to their proper Sub-Districts.
    Sub-Registration Districts.SpitallieldsMile End New TownWhite-chapel Church.Goodman's Fields.Total.
  • Page 33
    Table F. — Showing the Age at Death of the Residents who Died during 1895.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 33
    METROPOLITAN BIRTHS AND DEATHS Table G.—Total Births and Deaths ; also Deaths under 5 years of age.
  • Page 34
    Table (H).—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1805.
    Diseases.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Diseases.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 35
    T able I.— CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH IN DISTRICT, CONTRASTED WITH LONDON.
    Class of Disease.Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
    County of London including WhitechapelWhitechapel District.
  • Page 35
    T able J.— VACCINATION STATISTICS.
  • Page 36
    Table L.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR FOUR QUARTERS ENDED DECEMBER 28th, 1895.
    Causes of Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 37
    T able (M).—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1895.
    Causes of Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Causes of Death.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 38
    T able P.—SANITARY AND OTHER WORK PERFORMED BY THE INSPECTORS. 1895.
    Classification of Work.Quarter ended Mar. 30th.Quarter ended June 29th.Quarter ended Sept. 28th.Quarter ended Dec. 28th.Totals for the year.
  • Page 39
    T able (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich.Mean of Degree of Humidity. (saturation being represented, by 100).Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Rainfall (in inches).
  • Page 39
    T able (R).METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
    No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich.Humidity of Atmosphere.Reading of the Barometer, (in inches).Temperature. (Fahrenheit).Ozone.
  • Page 40
    The following are the particulars:—
    Article.Extent of Adulteration.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
  • Page 42
    TABLE O.—PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR 1895.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Member. CroupTyphus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Measles.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Member. CroupTyphus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.
  • Page 43
    Table O (Continued). —PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR 1895.
    NAME OF PLACE.Small PoxScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Member. CroupTyphus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.NAME OF PLACE.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Member. CroupTyphus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.
  • Page 44
    PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.