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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 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE II.
Mortality per 10,000 of the Population, of Children under Five Years.
first quarter.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Standard Mortality of Infants in Healthy Districts. | Mortality of Infants in Paddington. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. In houses inhabited by the Poor. | II. In the rest of the Parish. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.21 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Measles | 0.47 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Scarlatina | 1.01 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Diptheria | — | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.57 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Alvine Flux | 0.15 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 0.92 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
| Nervous Diseases | 0.73 | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| All causes | 11.59 | 41.7 | 13.5 |
| SECOND QUARTER. | |||
| Small Pox | 0.51 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Measles | 0.47 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Scarlatina | 1.01 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Diphtheria | — | 00 | 0.1 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.57 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Alvine Flux | 0.15 | 13.8 | 3.9 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 0.92 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Nervous Diseases | 0.73 | 5.8 | 2.6 |
| All causes | 11.59 | 40.1 | 12.9 |
| THIRD QUARTER. | |||
| Small Pox | 0.21 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Measles | 0.47 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Scarlatina | 1.01 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.57 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Alvine Flux | 0.15 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 0.92 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
| Nervous | 0.73 | 8.4 | 1.7 |
| All causes | 11.59 | 43.0 | 8.5 |
| FOURTH QUARTER. | |||
| Small Pox | 0.21 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Measles | 0.47 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Scarlatina | 0.01 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria | -_ | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.57 | 1.3 | 0. 2 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 0.92 | 11.5 | 3.7 |
| Nervous Diseases | 0.73 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
| All causes | 11.59 | 46.7 | 13.5 |