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Paddington 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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No. 7.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGT ON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
MARCH 29th, 1869,
by wm hardwicke, m.d.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Hall; April 20th, 1869.
TABLE I
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from
January 2nd, to March 27th, 1869.
St. Mart's.
St. John's.
Totals.
Week ending
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Jan. 2
52
19
23
16
75
35
„ 9
40
22
19
18
59
40
„ 16
40
25
15
13
55
38
„ 23
45
29
17
9
62
38
„ 30
37
23
17
27
54
50
Feb. 6
35
20
19
8
54
27
„ 13
42
23
9
15
51
38
„ 20
52
25
17
17
69
42
„ 27
38
20
22
14
60
34
March 6
43
26
16
12
59
38
„ 13
38
14
14
11
52
25
„ 20
38
29
15
10
53
39
„ 27
42
21
14
10
56
31
Total
542
296
217
180
759
475
TABLE II.
Deaths from Zymotic and other Diseases during 13 weeks ending
March 27th, 1869.
Weeks,
ending
Small-Pox.
Measles.
Scarlatina.
Diphtheria,
Quinsy & Croup.
Whooping Cough
Typhus,
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.
Total.
Jan. 2
...
...
...
...
2
3
...
1
...
2
3
21
3
25
„ 9
...
...
1
1
1
3
...
2
...
1
5
22
4
34
„ 16
...
...
3
1
...
2
...
1
...
2
2
24
6
23
„ 23
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
10
22
1
29
„ 30
...
...
...
...
6
2
1
...
...
3
7
28
2
33
Feb. 6
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
7
16
...
38
„ 13
...
...
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
2
11
19
2
42
„ 20
...
1
...
...
1
2
1
...
...
4
7
25
1
31
„ 27
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
9
19
1
37
March 6
...
l
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
8
23
...
33
„ 13
...
...
...
1
1
3
...
...
...
3
5
11
1
18
„ 20
...
3
1
...
3
1
...
...
...
3
9
19
...
18
„ 27
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
...
...
3
39
9
13
2
32
Total
...
7
7
5
19
12
2
4
...
92
262
20
475