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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 I.—CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT CONTRASTED WITH LONDON AS A WHOLE.
| 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) | 17.5 | 10.09 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0.9 | 0.60 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 19.6 | 25.11 |
| Premature Birth and Old Age | 6.9 | 4.33 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System | 9.5 | 9.90 |
| ,, Organs of Special Sense | 0.2 | 0.38 |
| ,, Circulatory System | 8.4 | 10.22 |
| „ Respiratory System | 20.3 | 23.55 |
| ,, Digestive System | 6.7 | 7.76 |
| ,, Lymphatic System | 0.1 | 0.00 |
| ,, Urinary System | 3.0 | 2.65 |
| ,, Generative System | 0.2 | 0.00 |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| Diseases of the Locomotive System | 0.2 | 0.25 |
| ,, Integumentary System | 0.4 | 0.45 |
| Violent Deaths: — | ||
| Accident | 4.2 | 4.52 |
| Homicide | ||
| Suicide | ||
| Other Causes | 30 | 0.00 |
Table J.—VACCINATION STATISTICS
| Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by the Vaccination Officer, as to Children Born in the Whitechapel Union, and also those who are Resident in the Union but Born elsewhere, | 2,501 |
| Being 391 more than for the preceding year. | |
| PUBLIC VACCINATORS' STATISTICS. | |
| Primary—By Public Vaccinator Being 165 more than for the preceding year. | 1,670 |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | nil. |
| Re-Vaccination—By Public Vaccinator | 10 |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | nil. |