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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH IN WHITECHAPEL CONTRASTED WITH LONDON.
| Class of Disease. | Percentage of Deaths from each Class to Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| County of London including Whitechapel | Whitechapel District. | |
| Zymotic Diseases (as named in the Registrar-General's Returns) | 15.86 | 11.31 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0.94 | 0.66 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 19.39 | 21.53 |
| Premature Birth and Old Age | 6.90 | 4.31 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System | 9.19 | 8.27 |
| ,, Organs of Special Sense | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| ,, Circulatory System | 8.58 | 9.85 |
| „ Respiratory „ | 19.64 | 24.14 |
| ,, Digestive „ | 7.71 | 11.73 |
| „ Lymphatic „ | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| „ Urinary | 2.93 | 2.61 |
| „ Generative „ | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| Accidents of Childbirth „ | 0.24 | 0.30 |
| Diseases of the Locomotive System | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| „ Integumentary „ | 0.33 | 0.12 |
| Accident | 4.19 | 4.50 |
| Violent Deaths—Homicide | ||
| Suicide | ||
| Other Causes | 3.05 | 0.00 |
T able J.-VACCINATION STATISTICS.
Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by the Vaccination Officer:—
| Born in the Whitechapel Union | 2110 | |
| Resident in the Union, but born elsewhere | 83 | |
| Total | 2193 | |
| 7 Returned as "Insusceptible." | ||
| Public Vaccinator's Statistics:— | ||
| Primary | By Public Vaccinator | 1505 |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | Nil. | |
| Re-Vaccination (by Public Vaccinator) | 2 | |