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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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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 Whitechapel | Whitechapel District. | |
| Zymotic Diseases (as named in the Registrar-General's Returns) | 17.10 | 14.57 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0.06 | — |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0.62 | 0.11 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 19.40 | 22.28 |
| Premature Birth and Old Age | 6.40 | 3.93 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 9.83 | 9.03 |
| „ Organs of Special Sense | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| „ Circulatory System | 7.95 | 8.31 |
| „ Respiratory ,, | 21.25 | 25.11 |
| ,, Digestive „ | 5.86 | 8.48 |
| „ Lymphatic „ | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| „ Urinary | 2.56 | 3.76 |
| „ Generative „ | 0.30 | 0.33 |
| Accidents of Childbirth ,, | 0.24 | 0.38 |
| Diseases of Locomotive System | 0.29 | 0.16 |
| „ Integumentary „ | 0.34 | 0.16 |
| Violent Deaths—Accident | 3.91* | 2.54 |
| Homicide | *Includes Violent Deaths from all causes. | 0.38 |
| Suicide | ||
| Execution | ||
| Other Causes | 3.58 | - |
T able J.— VACCINATION STATISTICS.
| Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by Mr. W. M. Sherman, the Vaccination Officer :— | |||
| Born in the Whitechapel Union | 2750 | ||
| Resident in the Union, but born elsewhere | 189 | ||
| Total Five returned as "Insusceptible." | 2939 | ||
| Public Vaccinator's Statistics:— | |||
| Primary | By Public Vaccinator | 1897 | 2047 |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 150 | ||
| Re-Vaccination | By Public Vaccinator | 11 | 116 |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 105 | ||