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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 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE I.
S ummary of W eekly R eturn of B irths and D eaths from July 1st to Septembea 30th, 1871.
| St. Mart's. | St. John's. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. |
| July 8 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 39 |
| „ 15 | 44 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 29 |
| „ 22 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 42 |
| „ 29 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 55 | 31 |
| Aug. 5 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 39 |
| „ 12 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 62 | 45 |
| „ 19 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 58 |
| „ 26 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 33 |
| Sept. 2 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 57 | 37 |
| „ 9 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 30 |
| „ 16 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 19 |
| „ 23 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 22 |
| „ 30 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 29 |
| Total | 496 | 293 | 171 | 160 | 667 | 453 |
Nuisances and Complaints during the Quarter ending
September 30th, 1871.
The register book of complaints and nuisances contains
188 cases, which admit of the following classification:—
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys. 50
„ „ water supply —
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals,
stagnant water, percolations, &c 56
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish,
ballast burning, bad meat, &c. 13
Overcrowding and bad ventilation 1
Smoke nuisances 2
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from. 5
Smells from the Canal Basin 3
Accumulation and deposit of manure, garbage,
refuse, dust, dung, &c 28
Smells from decaying and putrid substances. 10
Defective cleansing of Roadways 3
Dangerous Structure 1
Miscellaneous other complaints 16
Total 188
Lime-washing and cleansing and disinfection; amend drains, traps, paving; water supply to w.c.;
Ventilation and other structural works; 3 Cesspools abolished; 360 feet of New Drains
and 6 Water Closets constructed.
TABLE II.
Deaths from Zymotic and other Diseases during 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1871.
| "Weeks. ending | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup. | Whooping Cough | Typhus, Infantile and other Fevers. | Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pysemia. | Dysentery and Diarrhoea. | Choleraic Diar. | Phthisis and |Tubercular Dis. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Other Diseases. | Accidents and Violent Deaths. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| „ 15 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| „ 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| „ 29 | 3 | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| Aug. 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| „ 12 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | ... | 45 |
| „ 19 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 58 |
| „ 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ... | 33 |
| Sept. 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
| „ 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | .. | 4 | ... | 18 | ... | 30 |
| „ 16 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 19 |
| „ 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| „ 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 19 | ... | 29 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 12 | 75 | 27 | 193 | 12 | 453 |