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Paddington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING
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TABLE 40.
| Clarendon Street Area. | Rest of Borough. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | 1902-06. | 1907. | 1902-06. | |
| Morbidity— | ||||
| Small-pox | - | 1.09 | - | 0.11 |
| Diphtheria | 1.85 | 1.34 | 1.03 | 1.03 |
| Erysipelas | 1.57 | 1.52 | 0.79 | 0.84 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5.15 | 5.77 | 3.80 | 2.74 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.43 | 0.62 | 0.22 | 0.33 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| Mortality—All Causes— | ||||
| All ages* | 27.61 | 25. 52 | 12.77 | 12.83 |
| 0—10 years | 44.61 | 38.26 | 21.68 | 23.68 |
| 10„ | 20.49 | 19.98 | 11.05 | 10.85 |
| Infantile Mortality† | 285 | 280 | 159 | 198 |
| Deaths under 1 year† | 59.7 | 61.6 | 59.9 | 66.2 |
| Institution Deaths § | 47.1 | 40.3 | 30.9 | 28.5 |
* Per 1,000 persons. † Per 1,000 deaths at all ages,
‡ Per 100 deaths, 0—10 years. § Per 100 deaths at all ages.
The mortality at all ages (27.61) was 2.09 per 1,000 above the mean rate (25.52) the
difference between the last year's rate and that for the "Rest of the Borough" (12.77) being
greater than the difference between the two mean rates (25.52 and 12.83 respectively). The
contrast between the rates at ages under 10 years is much more unfavourable for the "Area"
than that between the rates at ages over 10 years. The infantile mortality (per 1,000 births),,
was 146 in the Area, and 103 in the " Rest of the Borough."
Common Lodging Houses.
At the last Annual Licensing, 7 houses were licensed, viz.—6 for men (195 beds), and 1 for
women (40 beds). No cases of infectious illness were reported among the occupants of such
houses during the past year, the deaths numbering 8. The causes of death were:—
Tubercular Diseases (Phthisis) Respiratory Diseases 3.
Malignant Diseases 1 each Other Causes 3.
Inhabited House Duty.
During the year 19 applications for Certificates under Sec. 11 of the Revenue Act, 1903,
for the purpose of securing remission or reduction of this duty, were made to the Medical
Officer of Health, and 5 others, remaining over from 1906, were dealt with. Certificates to
the number of 13 were issued during the year, and 3 others just after the close thereof. Three
applications were withdrawn on account of the amount of work necessary to secure the
certificate, one was refused, and four were in suspense at the end of the year. The class of
property for which the certificates were sought consisted principally of "flats," only 8 of the
16 certificates issued being for tenement houses. It is doubtful whether the enactment
was originally intended to apply to flats at all. It is more probable that the bonus was
intended to encourage the provision of better dwellings for the artizan classes.