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Paddington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WHOOPING COUGH.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Information of 533 cases of this disease reached the Department, last year being the first
occasion of the disease being systematically reported by the school teachers. The numbers
reported in connection with the schools were:—
Whooping Cough.
| Quarter | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary . | 189 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 228 |
| St. John | 3 | 9 | — | — | 12 |
| North-West Paddington | 89 | — | — | — | 89 |
| 281 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 329 |
The Ward distribution of the known cases was—
Queen's Park 134 Maida Vale 57 Church 56 Lancaster Gate (East) 7
Harrow Road 147 Westbourne 121 Lancaster Gate (West) 1 Hyde Park 10
The cases occurred in 290 houses—
152 houses having 1 case each. 8 houses having 5 cases each.
71 „ 2 cases „ 6 „
44 „ 3 „ „ and
12 „ 4 „ ,, 1 house having 7 cases.
The distribution of cases and deaths, distinguishing sex and age of the patients in the
Registration Sub-District is given in Table 22.
TABLE 22. Whooping Cough. 1903.
| 0- | 1— | 2- | 3- | 4— | 5— | 13— | 15— | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| St. Mary | Cases | 12 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 62 | 74 | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| Deaths | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | I | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| St. John | Cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths | 1 | Z | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North-West Paddington | Cases | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||
The mortality was at the rate of 0.36 per 1,000 persons, as compared with 0T4 in 1902.
Higher rates were recorded in Kensington (0.50), Marylebone (0.42), and Willesden (0.54).
(See Table 15.) Last year's rates for the Sub-Districts are compared with the mean rates
below:—
Whooping Cough. Death-rates.
| Mean Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903. | Five years. 1893-97 | Five years. 1898-1902 | Ten years. 1893-1902 | |
| Borough | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.34 |
| St. Mary | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.39 |
| St. John | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| North-West Paddington | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.35 | 0.54 |