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Paddington 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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No. 16.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
MIDSUMMER 1871,
BY WM- HARDWICK.E, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Hall: July 4th. 1871.
TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from
April 1st, to July 1st, 1871.
St. Mary's.
St. John's.
Totals.
Week ending
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
April 1
33
19
9
19
42
38
„ 8
33
22
12
12
45
34
„ 15
51
29
19
15
70
44
„ 22
33
28
13
12
46
40
„ 29
49
30
19
12
68
42
May 6
41
25
15
6
56
31
„ 13
34
25
14
17
48
42
„ 20
40
27
16
8
56
35
„ 27
37
14
14
12
51
26
June 3
35
16
7
9
42
25
„ 10
40
15
13
14
53
29
„ 17
47
20
10
7
57
27
„ 24
32
16
15
7
47
23
July 1
39
18
10
10
49
28
Total
544
304
186
161
730
464
TABLE II.
Deaths from Zymotic and other Diseases during 14 weeks ending
July 1st, 1871.
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.
April 1
1
2
1
1
2
1
...
...
...
4
7
17
2
38
„ 8
4
...
4
• • •
• • •
...
1
...
...
4
5
lb
1
34
„ 15
4
...
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
8
8
19
2
44
„ 22
3
...
1
1
1
...
...
2
...
4
8
20
...
40
„ 29
2
2
1
..
1
...
...
...
...
5
5
24
2
42
May 6
2
1
...
...
..
1
...
...
...
10
3
13
1
31
„ 13
2
3
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
8
7
16
3
42
„ 20
1
1
...
...
1
1
1
...
...
5
3
21
1
35
„ 27
...
...
1
...
...
...
•••
...
...
2
3
18
2
26
June 3
• • •
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
16
1
25
„ 10
1
...
2
...
1
...
1
...
10
3
10
1
29
„ 17
...
...
...
...
1
• . ....
...
...
...
2
5
19
...
27
„ 24
1
2
...
...
2
...
1
1
...
3
3
9
1
23
July 1
1
...
1
...
4
...
...
1
...
4
5
12
...
28
Total
22
12
14
3
14
4
3
6
...
72
68
229
17
464