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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 22. Age incidence of known Cases and Deaths.
| 1898. | Attacks. | Deaths. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages. | North. | South. | Paddington . | North. | South. | Paddington. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | Pernons. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Perpons. | ||
| Months. | 0— | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3— | 1 | 2 | — | _ | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | |
| 6— | 16 | 15 | — | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 5 | |
| 9— | 16 | 13 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | |
| Under 1 year | 36 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 18 | |
| Years. | 1— | 58 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 141 | 14 | 16 | — | 1 | 31 |
| 2— | 54 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 110 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 20 | |
| 3— | 77 | 74 | 7 | 5 | 163 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | |
| 4— | 110 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 1 | — | — | 6 | ||
| 1—5 years | 299 | 279 | 24 | 19 | 621 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 68 | |
| Years. | 5— | 74 | 90 | 7 | 11 | 182 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6— | 76 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 163 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 7— | 26 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 8— | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9— | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6—10 years | 200 | 215 | 22 | 24 | 461 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Years. | 10— | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15— | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals Age not recorded. | 663 | 539 | 51 | 47 | 1,190 | 46 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 89 | |
| 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Grand Totals | 557 | 540 | 51 | 48 | 1,196 | 46 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 89 | |
(Table 19). The mortality (0.06) was half the decennial
mean rate. In North Paddington the fatality
was equal to 2.7 per cent, of the cases notified, and in