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Of the 2276 deaths, 387 occurred in the north, 567 in the east, 293
in the west, 528 in the centre, and 251 in the south wards; the remaining
250 occurred in the Workhouse. (See Table V.)
Of the 4117 children born in the Hamlet, 649 died during the first
year of life, being 15.58 percent. of the registered births, and nearly
29 percent. of the total deaths.
The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age was 1089;
this represents about 47 percent. of the entire mortality.
The deaths were registered of 280 persons over 70 years of age;
the greatest age attained being 97. Reference to Table IV will show
the mortality at other ages.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
From the eight principal zymotic diseases, 368 deaths occurred,
compared with 413 for the previous year; the death-rate being 3.34 as
is shown in Table III. Whilst the above figures represent all the
deaths which actually occurrcd in the Hamlet from these diseases, they
do not include the deaths from small-pox and fever which occurred to
patients who had been removed to the various hospitals from this
Hamlet—of these deaths I have no record. Reference to the Sanitary
Inspector's Report will give some idea of the measures taken to prevent
the spread of this class of diseases. Thus the number of houses
disinfected was 136 and the number of articles of bedding and clothing
disinfected was 720.
SMALL POX.
The deaths from small-pox in London for the last four years have
been as follow:—
1877 2544 deaths.
1878 1416,,
1879 458 „
1880 475 ,,
During the first three months of the year 1880, the number of cases
of small-pox was inconsiderable, but steadily increased during the
months of April, May, June and July. During the next three months
the disease rapidly declined until, in October, the number of cases only
slightly exceeded those during the first three months of the year. In
November, the disease again increased and quickly spreading, had, by
the end of the year, assumed the proportions of an epidemic ; which,
at the time I write, is still raging, not only in Mile End but the whole
metropolis. I have caused every means at my disposal to be used to
limit the epidemic in this Hamlet; every case was enquired into by
competent persons ; the occupiers of the infected houses provided with
printed instructions as to isolation and other sanitary precautions; all
cases of non-vaccinated children coming to my knowledge were at