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Paddington 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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notifications.

TABLE 7. Notifications, 1903 From Registrar-General's Quarterly Reports.

Pad- dinc.ton.*London, fKensington.Westminster.Mary-lebone.Hamp- stead.Willesden
Smallpox5416545417
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup1517,74318018622886223
Erysipelas1194,3711771111774174
Fevers.( Scarlet41712,534335352414174504
Enteric432,3406671672945
Continued340294
Puerperal4233457110

* Also 1 case of typhus fever, erroneously diagnosed.
†Also 22 cases of typhus fever.

TABLE 8. Morbidity Rates, 1903. Per 1,000 persons of all ages. Based on figures given in Table 7.

Paddington.London.Kensington.Westminster.Marylebone.Hamp stead.Willesden.
19031902190319021903190219031902190319021903190219031902
Smallpox0.030.760.091.670.020.540.251.260.031.140.010.230.050.72
Diphtheria*1.031.491.672.301.001.021.031.541.731.761.001.151.753.58
Erysipelas0.810.990.941.180.991.040.610.781.341.620.480.670.580.86
Fevers.Scarlet2.852.162.713.911.872.081.962.573.153.082.042.993.963.82
Enteric0.290.560.500.730.360.450.390.720.510.710.340.530.350.59
Continued0.020.000.000.010.010.020.010.000.03......0.01......
Puerperal0.020.080.050.060.020.080.020.030.050.100.010.080.070.06

* Including membranous croup.

As regards the local returns, it is seen from Table 9 that the numbers of cases recorded last year in the various Wards were, with the following exceptions, lower than those for 1902—

Cases reported.
Disease.Ward.1903.1902.
DiphtheriaHyde Park168
ErysipelasMaida Vale1910
Hyde Park116
Scarlet FeverQueen's Park6351
Maida Vale5731
Church9265