Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
For the Quarter ending April 3rd, 1886,
By JAMES STEVENSON, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE I.
Showing the Births and Deaths in Paddington, also the Mean Temperature in London in each week of the First Quarter of the Year 1886.
Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). Degrees. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||
January 9 | 53 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 34.8 |
„ 16 | 37 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 36.5 |
„ 23 | 54 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 32.9 |
„ 30 | 45 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 36.6 |
February 6 | 56 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 36.1 |
„ 13 | 51 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 32.7 |
„ 20 | 51 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 35.1 |
„ 27 | 43 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 32.2 |
March 27 | 51 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 32.7 |
„ 13 | 54 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 31.9 |
„ 20 | 38 | 10 | 46 | 18 | 37.9 |
„ 27 | 62 | 7 | 41 | 14 | 50.9 |
April 3 | 51 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 47.4 |
Total | 646 | 137 | 439 | 155 | 36.7 |
During the 13 weeks ending April 3rd, 1886, being the
first quarter of the registration year, 783 births and 650 deaths
were registered in Paddington. Of the 783 births, comprising