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Paddington 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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No. 10.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
CHRISTMAS, 1869,
BY WM. HARDWICKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Printed by Order of the Vestry.
Vestryu Hall; Jan.1870
TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from Oct. 2nd,
1869 to January 1st, 1870.
| Week ending | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | |
| October 2 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 28 |
| „ 9 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 33 |
| „ 16 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 52 | 31 |
| „ 23 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 58 | 23 |
| „ 30 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 34 |
| November 6 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 25 |
| „ 13 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 22 |
| „ 20 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 48 |
| „ 27 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 32 |
| December 4 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 15 . | 47 | 41 |
| 11 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 30 |
| „ 18 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 33 |
| „ 25 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 31 |
| January 1 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 49 |
| 543 | 279 | 183 | 181 | 726 | 460 | |
The mortality of this quarter (including 14 weeks) is very
low, amounting to 460 deaths, or at a rate of only 18.0 per 1000
of the estimated population. The births are 726, or 28.8 per
1000. The Zymotic diseases were fatal to 94 persons, chiefly
young children; Small Pox 1, Measles 9, Scarlet Fever 44;
Hooping Cough 1, Fever 8, Diarrhoea 16. The epidemic of
Scarlet Fever has been severe in most parts of London, and
still prevails here. The Tubercular diseases 75, (including 46
cases of Consumption) are rather lower than the average.
Inflammatory Diseases of the Chest, Bronchitis, Pneumonia
and Pleurisy did not reach their usual weekly average ; 59 only
during the quarter have been recorded. The deaths in young
children (102) are also lower than usual; showing throughout
the quarter (except from Scarlet Fever) a very favorable state
of the public health.