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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 1898

Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898

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Table: TABLE 11. Infectious Illness and School Attendances.

TABLE 11. Infectious Illness and School Attendances.

Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Average Attendance.
Scholars.Others.Non-Pars.Scholars.Other«.Non-Pars.
BOARD.Amberley Road34—9——768
Campbell Street7334_1717
Essendine Road45—1_—359
Harrow Road129—19551,275
Totals2621333563,119
CHURCH SCHOOLS.All Saints'———1——196
Cirencester Street, R.C.—1————147
Holy Trinity12—31—_515
St. Augustine1221—111,872
St. James———1——301
St. John———4——406
St. Luke, Kilburn234114547
St. Luke, "Westbourne Pk.——1——5133
St. Mary———11—464
St. Mary of the Angels—11——188
St Mary Magdalene—2—12—925
St. Matthew——2112471
St. Michael———71—497
St. Paul1——14—461
St. Peter34—72—703
St. Saviour71—93—428
St. Stephen—1212—303
Sal tram Crescent464711275
Westbourne22—4—2702
Wilberforce53—11—573
Totals26283551202610,007
Grand Totals52493887253214,126

Table: The above figures indicate the following frequencies per 1,000 attendanofa.

The above figures indicate the following frequencies per 1,000 attendanofa.

Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.
Board Schools (Scholars only)8.310.5
Church Schools ( do. )2.55.0