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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
Paddington 1897
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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Diarrhoea.
| No of Cases Fatality ) | Not known. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths | 1807 | 107 | 1896 | 66 |
| Mortality | 0.84 | 0.52 | ||
The deaths were 38 in excess of the average for the
ten years, 39 above the average for 1887-91, and 36
above that for 1892-96. In North Paddington the
deaths were 34, 35, and 33 above the corresponding
averages, and in South Paddington 4, 4, and 3.
The mortality last year was 0.29 in excess of the
mean, 0.37 in North Paddington, and 0.11 in South.
This subject will be reverted to in speaking of the
causes of death among infants.
Scarlet Fever.
| No. of Cases | 1897 | 491 | 1896 | 790 |
| No. of Deaths | „ | 20 | „ | 22 |
| Fatality | „ | 4.0 | „ | 2.7 |
| Mortality | „ | 0.15 | „ | 0.17 |
The fatality of this disease varies greatly in
different epidemics, and is dependent chiefly on the
virulence or mildness of the morbific element, on the
season of the year in which the disease occurs, and on
the hygienic surroundings of the patients. As
a rule it has been observed that with an excessive
number of attacks there is a diminished fatality.
The 20 deaths were one in excess of the ten years'
average, four in excess of the average for 1887-91,
and one below that for 1892-96. In North Paddington
16 deaths were recorded, a total equal to the
decennial average, one above that for 1887-91, and one