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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 II.
Deaths from Zy'motic and other Diseases during 13 weeks ending
December 30th, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| „ 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| „ 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| „ 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| Nov. 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| „ 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ... | 27 | |
| „ 18 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 44 |
| „ 25 | ... | • . • | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 46 |
| Dec. 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| ,, 9 | 1 | • . • | . . . | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 42 |
| „ 16 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 45 |
| „ 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 37 |
| „ 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 35 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | ... | 80 | 112 | 194 | 20 | 469 |