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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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TABLE 15.
| All Diseases. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria (Memb. Croup). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | |
| Tenements of ONE room:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 75 | 68 | 90.6 | 61 | 56 | 91.8 | 11 | 10 | 90.9 |
| Inhabitants not exceeding 2 per room | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| „ exceeding 2 „ | 61 | 60 | 98.3 | 50 | 50 | 100.0 | 10 | 9 | 90.0 |
| Tenements of TWO rooms:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 346 | 290 | 83.8 | 262 | 235 | 89.6 | 62 | 44 | 70.9 |
| Inhabitants not exceeding 2 per room | 117 | 79 | 67.5 | 88 | 68 | 77.2 | 19 | 9 | 47.3 |
| „ exceeding 2 „ | 229 | 211 | 92.1 | 174 | 167 | 95.9 | 43 | 35 | 81.3 |
| Tenements of THREE rooms:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 297 | 212 | 71.3 | 209 | 169 | 80.8 | 73 | 36 | 49.3 |
| Inhabitants not exceeding 2 per room | 224 | 143 | 63.8 | 152 | 113 | 74.3 | 61 | 27 | 44.2 |
| „ exceeding 2 ,, | 73 | 69 | 94.5 | 57 | 56 | 98.2 | 12 | 9 | 75.0 |
| Tenement* of FOUR rooms:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 117 | 73 | 62.3 | 94 | 64 | 68.0 | 18 | 7 | 38.8 |
| Inhabitants not exceeding 2 per room | 99 | 60 | 60.6 | 76 | 51 | 67.1 | 18 | 7 | 38.8 |
| „ exceediug 2 „ | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | — | — | — |
| Tenements of FOUR roon;s or less:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 835 | 643 | 77.0 | 626 | 524 | 83.7 | 164 | 97 | 59.1 |
| Inhabitants not exceeding 2 per room | 454 | 280 | 63.8 | 327 | 238 | 72.7 | 99 | 44 | 44.4 |
| „ exceeding 2 „ | 381 | 353 | 92.6 | 299 | 286 | 95.6 | 65 | 53 | 81.5 |
| Tenements of FIVE rooms or more:— | |||||||||
| Totals | 265 | 126 | 47.1 | 140 | 81 | 57.8 | 76 | 29 | 38.1 |
A. No. of Cases reported from each class of tenement.
B. No. of Cases removed to Hospital.
C. Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital.