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Paddington 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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No. 13.
REPORT
ON THE
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
MICHAELMAS, 187O,
BY WM HARDWICKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Printed by Order of the Vestry.
Vestry Hall; October 15th, 1870.
TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from July 2nd, to October 1st, 1870.
| Week ending | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | |
| July 2 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 48 |
| „ 9 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 38 . |
| „ 16 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 26 |
| „ 23 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 46 |
| „ 30 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 44 |
| Aug. 6 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 31 |
| „ 13 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 59 | 34 |
| „ 2 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 62 | 29 |
| „ 27 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 52 | 33 |
| Sept. 3 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 24 |
| „ 10 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 32 |
| „ 17 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 22 |
| „ 24 | 55 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 29 |
| Oct. 1 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 31 |
| 476 | 323 | 214 | 144 | 690 | 467 | |
The number of deaths this quarter (including 14 weeks) shows
a rate of mortality on the estimated popualtion of 18.4 per
1000. Of these, 42 deaths occurred in St. Mary's Hospital, and
31 in the Workhouse. The birth-rate is 27.2 per 1000.
The mortality in children under 5 years is 44.7 per cent. of
the total deaths from all causes. The zymotic diseases are 28.4
per cent, of deaths—and the tubercular class, including consumption,
18 per cent. No death from small-pox has happened for
some time; only 4 deaths from measles. This presents a
favourable aspect. But 43 deaths from scarlet fever is the
highest ever known in the Parish, and indicates no abatement
of its epidemic character. Measles were epidemic during the
winter of 1867-68. Until July 1869, measels and scarlet lever
were very slightly fatal—the latter was however epidemic in all
parts of London, and soon began to show itself here, where it