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Whitechapel 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, and New Casks of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1897, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Whitechapel; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localities, &c. | Population at all ages. Census Population, 1896. | Births during 52 weeks of 1897. | 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. | Contnd. Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||
| Spitalfields— | 26681 | - | Under 5 yrs. | - | 80 | 22 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 16 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 yrs. & over | 56 | 32 | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | 24 | — | 39 | 24 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||
| Mile End New | 12816 | — | Under 5 yrs. | — | 72 | 33 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 53 | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Town | 5 yrs. & over | — | 41 | 31 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | — | 33 | 21 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| 25561 | [Sec Table, page 24.] | Under 5 yrs. | - | 70 | 39 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 54 | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Church | 5 yrs. & over | — | 86 | 45 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | 70 | 35 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| 13618 | Under 5 yrs. | - | 35 | 35 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 22 | 27 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Fields | 5 yrs. & over | — | 38 | 31 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 29 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| London Hospital | 990 | Under 5 yrs. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 yrs. & over | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Whitechapel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infirmary | 592 | - | Under 5 yrs. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 yrs. & over- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Totals | — | 484 | 277 | 14 | 1 | 52 | — | — | 4 | — | 118 | - | 362 | 187 | — | — | 45 | — | — | - | - | 47 | |||
| Total | 950 | Total | 641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||