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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 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: TABLE IV.D eaths from Z ymotic and other D iseases during 13 weeks ending Mar. 28,1868.

TABLE IV.

D eaths from Z ymotic and other D iseases during 13 weeks ending Mar. 28,

1868.

Weeks.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup.Whooping CoughTyphus, Infantile and other Fevers.Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pyaemia.Dysentery and Diarrhoea.Cholera.Phthisis and Tubercular Dis.Bronchitis and Pneumonia.Other Diseases.Accidents and Violent Deaths.Deaths inTotal.
St. John.St. Mary's.
Jan. 4....111...1...1...311145182038
„ 11....33...1......1...515245174057
„ 18....11...22.........613231113849
„ 25....11...2......1...211103171431
Feb. 1....42...42.........811182133851
„ 8..........1.........1...6875111728
,, 15.............2............7515...82129
„ 22....1...1411......55161132235
„ 29....11...311......87174162743
Mar. 7....1......41...1...66151122335
„ 14....2......1............66121142428
„ 21....6.........1.........10513142236
„ 28.......1...21.........63164171633
...21103251025...7810620033171322493

Table: TABLE V.C ases of D iseases under treatment at H ospital and P ublic I nstitutions, during 13 weeks ending March 28, 1868.

TABLE V.

C ases of D iseases under treatment at H ospital and P ublic I nstitutions, during 13 weeks ending March 28, 1868.

diseases.St. Mary's Hospital.Parish Medical Officers.Star Street Dispensary.Westbourne Dispensary.Western General Dispensary.Kilburn Dispensary.Private Practice, Friendly Societies and Schools.Total.
Small-Pox...38.........314
Measles51333...17...1785
Scarlet Fever27......29424
Diphtheria, Group, &c.4115......1728
Whooping Cough51017......2842
Typhus, &c.111159.........990
Erysipelas, Pyæmia...38......2619
Dysentery, Diarrhœa201926.........1681
Cholera........................
Phthisis...1817...35346
Bronchitis, Catarrh, &c.445425...139165643
Medical, Surgical, Casual, and other Diseases935465420...1171091302176
Total10265551028...1522192683248

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From the preceding Table it will appear that 3248 cases
of sickness were treated, and reported from the Public Hospitals,
Dispensaries, by the Parochial Medical Officers, and from Private
Medical Practice.