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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

Stepney 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, andNewCases of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1900, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Whitechapel; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, andNewCases of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1900, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Whitechapel; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names of Localities.Population at all ages.Births during 52 weeks, 1900.Cases op Infectious Disease Notified.Cases Removed to Hospitals.
AgesSmall poxScarlet feverDiptheriaMembranous croupTyphus feverEnteric feverContunius feverRelapsing feverpuerperal fevercholeraErysiplasSmall-poxScarlet feverDiptheriaMembraous croupTyphus feverEnteric feverCountinued feverRelapsing feverpuerperal feverCholeraErysipelas
Spitalfields—78676987Under 5 yrs.—77552—2————2—7049——1—————
Sub-Registration District5 yrs. & over—6235——23——2—42—5625——21——1—25
Mile End NewTown—1248Under 5 yrs.—95452—2————5—84391—1————1
5 yrs. & over—65351—24——1—42—55281—21————l6
Sub-Registratn. District (not including the Infirmary and the London Hosp.)
Goodman'sField's—667Under 5 yrs.—36261—2————7—34201—2————1
5 yrs. & over14042——21——2—2313529——18——1—6
Sub-Registration District
London Hospital—990Under 5 yrs.——————————————————————
5 yrs. & over—115——4————1———————————
WhitechapelInfirmary—592104Under 5 yrs.——————————————————————
5 yrs. & over——————————5———————————
Totals13862436—78——5—12713341903—64——2—49
Total 846Total 643