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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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| F—(Continued.) | Date of Reports. | Page of Reports. |
|---|---|---|
| Fever cases sent to Fever Hospital from the neighbouring Parishes and not one from Whitechapel District | April, 1864 | 7 |
| „ „ until October, 1865, not sent to Fever Hospital | Dec. 1865 | 5 |
| „ death-rate from | April, 1864 | 7 |
| „ cases show the imperfection of sanitary arrangements | Dec. 1865 | 5 |
| „ „ return of | Jan. 1870 | 22 & 23 |
| „ „ admitted into workhouse from registered lodging houses | Jan. 1876 | 9 & 10 |
| April, „ | 7 & 8 | |
| July, „ | 7 | |
| Dec. 1877 | 6 | |
| March,1878 | „ | |
| „ ,, in District | Sept. 1876 | 7 |
| „ typhus, duration of | Dec. 1860 | 4 |
| „ „ or jail fever, very fatal in the time of the illustrious John Howard | 1861 | 5 |
| „ enteric, period of incubation | July, 1874 | 12 |
| „ „ said to be caused by contaminated milk | Sept. 1873 | 10 |
| „ relapsing, mortality from | Oct. 1809 | 7 |
| „ „ | Dec. 1872 | 13 |
| „ „ cases, return of | Oct. 1869 | 12 |
| Jan. 1870 | 7 | |
| „ causes of | Dec. 1861 | 5 |
| March,1862 | „ | |
| „ „ | July, 1865 | 8 |
| Fevers, derivation of the several terms used | Deo. 1861 | 2 |
| Field's, Mr., improvement in his houses in Spital Street and Spital Court and Easington Buildings | July, 1870 | 9 |
| March,1872 | „ | |
| Filthy habits of the people in a house in Duke Street | April, 1858 | 5 |
| „ „ „ | Sept., 1862 | 4 & 5 |
| Filth thrown in public way | March,1860 | 6 |
| Fine for neglecting to register the birth of a child before six weeks old, the cause of many of the children not being registered | Jan. 1874 | 12 |
| „ should be inflicted on all cases of wilful neglect in carrying out orders for sanitary improvements. | „ 1858 | 11 |
| Fish refuse eaten by the poor | Sept., 1869 | 5 |
| Flower and Dean Street without a sewer, and fever very prevalent therein | Oct. 1866 | „ |
| March,1862 | „ | |
| „ „ „ scheme | April, 1876 | 10 & 11 |
| Sept. „ | 11 | |
| Flushing drains and privies by pails of water recommended | July, 1871 | 6 |
| „ closets, best mode of | „ 1874 | 15 |
| ,, of courts | June, 1873 | 10 |
| Food of children, quantity of, limited by nature | Dec. 1864 | 7 |
| „ „ artificial, not sufficiently nutritious, owing to the same being adulterated | „ „ | „ |
| „ Act, Adulteration of | Sept. 1873 | 15 |
| Foot-paths should be cleansed by Local Boards | Dec. 1866 | 7 |
| Form of Certificates of Death objectionable | Oct. 1869 | 5 |
| „ Inspector's daily return | Jan. 1864 | 6 |
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