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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 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: TABLE II.The following Table shows the Annual, Quarterly, and Comparative Mortality from Zymotic Diseases :—

TABLE II.

The following Table shows the Annual, Quarterly, and Comparative Mortality from Zymotic Diseases :—

Causes of Death.April, May, June.July, August, Septem.October, Novem. Decem.January, February March.In the Year.Comparative Mortality in 1000 population.
In London.In Paddington.
Small Pox & Varicella......1...1..0.009
Measles3391025..0.24
Scarlatina26344431135..1.34
Diphtheria, &c21429..0.08
Whooping Cough19482253..0.52
Typhus, Typhoid, &c.101281646..0.45
Pyaemia, Erysipelas104418..0.17
Diarrhoea, Choleric743161682..0.81
Diarrhoea, and
Dysentery
Totals7797941013694.03.619

Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Causes of DeathApril, May, June.July, August, Septem.October, Novem. Decern.January, February March.In the Year.Comparative Mortality in 1000 living.
In London.In Paddington
Small Pox & Varicella....................
Measles33910250.490.24
Scarlatina18272320880.610.87
Diphtheria, Croup,&c.3125110.050.10
Whooping Cough195822540.830.53
Frysipelas3...297..0.06
Fevers. Infantile, &c ...2...130.180.02
Diarrhœa, Cholera.&c643116660.890.65
Respiratory Organs261532611341.871.33
Tubercular Diseases244031301251.091.24
Nervous System191199480.610.47
Violent Deaths8746250.200.24
Other Diseases264131341321.621.33
Totals1551951621627188.447.08