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Paddington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Medical Officer of Health.]
FEVER1
| 1900. | 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases reported | 59 | 98 | 76 | 45 |
| Number of deaths | 11 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| Fatality | 18.6 | 10.2 | 22.6 | 15.5 |
| Mortality | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
The deaths from fever (11, including 1 of typhus fever—erroneously returned—and 2 of
continued fever) were 4 below the average. All the deaths were among residents in North
Paddington, and were equal to the average. The mortality in the Parish (0'08) was 0'04 below
the decennial mean.
The local figures compare very favourably with all those included in Table 18.
The published rates for 1900 in the adjoining districts were:— "Fever."
| Rates per 1,000 persons at all ages. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 0.10 | St. Marylebone | 0.10 |
| Chelsea | 0.20 | Hampstead | 0.11 |
| St. George, Hanover Square | 0.15 | Willesden | 0.12 |
Of the 11 deaths, 6 occurred in hospital and 5 at home. The mortalities among home and hospital cases in each of the past seven years are set out below:—
| Fatality among— | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Cases | 32.3 | 19.2 | 16.6 | — | 7.2 | 74 | 13.1 |
| Home Cases | 33.3 | 22.7 | 38.4 | 31.0 | 61.9 | 17.1 | 35.7 |
| All Cases | 32.8 | 21.4 | 25.8 | 15.5 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 18.6 |
| Percentage of Notified Cases Removed | 43.8 | 37.1 | 58.0 | 51.1 | 60.0 | 77.5 | 76.1 |
| Of the 11 deaths, 6 occurred in hospital and 5 at home. The mortalities among home and hospital cases in each of the past seven years are set out below:— | |||||||
| Fatality among— | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. |
| Hospital Cases | 32.3 | 19.2 | 16.6 | — | 7.2 | 74 | 13.1 |
| Home Cases | 33.3 | 22.7 | 38.4 | 31.0 | 61.9 | 17.1 | 35.7 |
| All Cases | 32.8 | 21.4 | 25.8 | 15.5 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 18.6 |
| Percentage of Notified Cases Removed | 43.8 | 37.1 | 58.0 | 51.1 | 60.0 | 77.5 | 76.1 |
PUERPERAL FEVER.
| 1900. | 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases recorded | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Number of deaths | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Fatality | 66.6 | 71.4 | 80.0 | 28.5 |
| Mortality † | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
It is to be hoped that the fatality of this disease as given above is not a correct one. In all
probability only a comparatively small proportion of cases of puerperal fever come to the knowledge
of the Department; + and, further, that the deaths scheduled as puerperal fever do not represent the
total mortality. For this reason account is taken of all deaths reported to have occurred during the
* Locally, this term is confined to enteric fever. Outside the Parish, the terra includes deaths from enteric,
typhus, and continued fevers.
† Mortality calculated per 1,000 females aged 15-45 years.
‡ See remarks as to difficulties of certification on p. 23 above.