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]
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The following Publications and Parliamentary Bills, in
relation to Public Health, have been received:—
Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington, hy
Dr. Ballard; of Marylebone, by Dr. Whitmore; of the Wandsworth, Clapham,
Battersea, Streatham, and the Sub-District of Putney, by the Medical Officers of
Health ; of Whitechapel, by John Liddle, Esq.; of St. Pancras, by Dr. Hillier ; the
Secretaries Report for 1866-67, of the Association of Medical Officers of Health ; the
regulations and recommendations of the Vestry of St. Luke, and of St. James's,
Westminster, relating to the clause 35 of the Sanitary Act of I866.
The Medical and Legal Aspects of Sanitary Reform, by Dr. A. P. Stewart,
M.D., and Edward Jenkins, Esq., Barrister-at-Law ; The Constant Water Supply of
London ; Three Papers, by J. F. Bateman, Esq., C.E., F.R.S., Thomas Beggs, Esq.,
and W. Rendle, Esq., for circulation in Vestries and Boards of Works ; Report on
the Sanitary Visitation Movement, by Dr. Gairdner, Medical Officer of Health for
Glascow, &c.; Notes on Explanation of Bill for Metropolitan Reform, introduced
by J. S. Mill, Esq., M.P.; Report of the Committee for the Prevention of
Venereal Disease, adopted by the Harveian Society in July, 1867 ; The Poor Law
Chronicle ; Sessional Proceedings of the Social Science Association ; Kanalization der
Stadt Zurich von A. Biirkli Stadtescher ingenieur in Zurich; The Vaccination
Bill; Metropolitan Municipal Government Bill; Trade Regulation (Metropolis)
Bill; Metropolitan Poor Bill; Site for Labourers' Dwellings (draft of a Bill);
Improvement of Dwellings for Labourers and Artizans Bill (Mr. Torrens' Bill);
The Ninth Report of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council; Anleitung zur
desinfektion beim Ausbruche der Cholera ; Kundmachung betreffend die Cholera
Zurich, deu Aug. 2, 1867.
TABLE V.
L ocalities in which Z ymotic and other D iseases and D eaths have been recorded during the last 13 weeks ending September 28th, 1867.
Streets, Districts and Hospitals. | SmallPox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Croup & Quinsy. | W hooping Cough. | Typhus and other Fevers. | Diarrhoea. | Cholera. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Mary's Hospital Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 37 |
„ Out-Patients and Casuals | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 28 | .. | 7 | 222 |
Paddington Workhouse—Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 25 |
Praed Street, and South Wharf Road District. | 4 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 95 | .. | 25 | 139 |
Harrow Road, and North Wharf Road „ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 9 | 10 | 98 | .. | 32 | 163 |
Hall Park and adjoining Streets | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 11 | 4 | 39 | .. | 27 | 88 |
Amberley ltoad District | 5 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 78 | .. | 12 | 116 |
Carlton Place and Kilburn District | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 15 | .. | 16 | 36 |
Clarendon Street | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | . | 29 | .. | 13 | 53 | |
Woodchester Street | .. | 17 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 57 | .. | 6 | 86 |
Cirencester Street | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 40 | .. | 8 | 58 |
Brindley Street | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | .. | 5 | 33 |
Hampden Street | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | 5 | 24 |
Alfred Road | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | .. | 5 | 24 |
Waverley ltoad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 17 | .. | 3 | 23 |
WestbourneTerraceNorth & adjoining Streets | 3 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | .. | 19 | 82 |
Woodfield Road District | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 8 | 28 |
Salem Gardens and Moscow Road District | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 10 | 23 |
All other Places | 1 | 1 | 4 | l | .. | 2 | 14 | 22 | .. | 105 | 153 |
19 | 73 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 52 | 813 | 1 | 368 | 1113 |
TABLE VI.
D eaths from Z ymotic and otiiek D iseases during 13 weeks ending Sept. 28,
1 867.
Weeks. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup. | Whooping Cough | Typhus, Infantile and other Fevers. | Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pysemia. | Dysentery and Diarrhoea. | Cholera. | Phthisis and Tubercular Dis. | Catarrh, Bronchitis and Pheumonia. | Other Diseases. | Accidents and Violent Deaths. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 6. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 25 | ||
„ 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 40 | ||
"20. | .. | ..... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 24 | ||
„ 27. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | .. | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 42 | ||
Aug. 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 31 | ||
„ 10. | ..... | .. | 1 | ..... | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 44 | ||
„ 17. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | ..... | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 35 | ||
„ 24. | .. | ..... | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 | .. | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 38 | ||
„ 31. | 1 | 2 | ..... | ..... | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | 12 | .. | 27 | ||
Sept. 7 | ..... | ..... | ..... | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | 3 | 9 | .. | 28 | ||
" 14. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 5 | 19 | .. | 34 | ||
" 21. | ..... | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | 15 | .. | 33 | ||
„ 28. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 11 | .. | 25 | ||
1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 74 | 35 | 195 | 13 | 426 |