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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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TABLE 19. Death-rates from Diphtheria. Rates per 1,000 individuals in each Sex-age-group.
| Age. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0-1 years. | 1897 | 0.76 | 2.95 | 0.89 | 3.46 | — | — |
| Mean-rate, 1892-6 | 2.06 | 0.75 | 2.41 | 0.89 | — | — | |
| 1896 | 2.30 | 2.21 | 2.70 | 2.60 | — | — | |
| 1895 | 1.57 | — | 1.83 | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 2.39 | — | 2.80 | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 3.22 | 1.55 | 3.79 | 1.84 | — | — | |
| 1892 | 0.81 | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | |
| 1-5 years. | 1897 | 4.78 | 2.33 | 4.70 | 2.81 | 5.16 | — |
| Mean rate, 1892-6 | 4.40 | 4.11 | 4.43 | 4.55 | 4.18 | 1.99 | |
| 1896 | 5.64 | 4.44 | 5.75 | 4.86 | 5.09 | 2.43 | |
| 1895 | 3.57 | 3.04 | 3.74 | 3.66 | 2.68 | — | |
| 1894 | 4.97 | 7.05 | 6.72 | 8.26 | 1.32 | 1.27 | |
| 1893 | 4.34 | 4.23 | 3.59 | 4.32 | 7.91 | 3.78 | |
| 1892 | 3.47 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 1.65 | 3.91 | 2.49 | |
| 5-15 years. | 1897 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.15 | 0.53 | 1.39 |
| Mean rate, 1892-6 | 0.59 | 1.04 | 0.60 | 1.03 | 0.54 | 1.03 | |
| 1896 | 0.29 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.91 | |
| 1895 | 0.60 | 0.94 | 0.74 | 0.94 | — | 0.96 | |
| 1894 | 0.72 | 2.30 | 0.63 | 2.30 | 1.10 | 1.90 | |
| 1893 | 0.83 | 1.16 | 0.89 | 1.21 | 0.54 | 0.94 | |
| 1892 | 0.52 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.54 | 0.46 | |
Pea'lis at ages above 15 years, not included in above:—
| 1892 | 2 | 1895 | 1 |
| 1893 | 5 | 1896 | 4 |
| 1894 | 3 | 1897 | 2 |