Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | ||||
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1900. | 1898. | 1900. | 1898. | 1900. | 1898. | |
January | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
February | 43 | 244 | 34 | 244 | 9 | 5 |
March | 67 | 367 | 58 | 343 | 20 | 19 |
April | 146 | 231 | 126 | 202 | 48 | 26 |
May | 541 | 178 | 493 | 148 | 46 | 13 |
June | 327 | 122 | 281 | 109 | 4 | 9 |
July | 33 | 20 | 29 | 19 | — | 2 |
August | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
September | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
October | 13 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | — |
November | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
December | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No date recorded | — | 16 | — | 14 | — | — |
Year | 1,191 | 1,196 | 1,053 | 1,097 | 138 | 84 |
TABLE 12. Frequency of multiple infection of houses.
Cases per house. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | |||
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1900. | 1898. | 1900. | 1898. | 1900. | 1898. | |
1 | 415 | 352 | 349 | 313 | 66 | 39 |
2 | 172 | 160 | 147 | 148 | 25 | 12 |
3 | 78 | 69 | 74 | 64 | 4 | 5 |
4 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 22 | — | — |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
8 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Total houses infected | 708 | 645 | 611 | 585 | 97 | 60 |