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Paddington 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE II.
The following Tabls shows the Annual, Quarterly, and Comparative
Mortality from Zymotic Diseases:—
Causes of Death.
April,
May,
June.
July,
August,
Septem.
October,
Novem.
Decern.
January,
February
March.
In the
Year.
Comparative Mortality.
To Total
Population.
In 1000
Population.
Small Pox & Varicella
22
8
8
3
41
1 in 2411
0 . 41
Measles
12
4
2
5
23
1 in 4299
0 . 23
Scarlatina
14
16
8
5
43
1 in 2299
0 . 43
Diphtheria, &c
3
4
1
3
11
1 in 8999
0 . 11
Whooping Cough
14
19
18
23
74
1 in 1336
0 . 74
Typhus, Typhoid, &c.
4
5
16
13
38
1 in 2602
0 . 38
Pysemia, Erysipelas
3
4
5
6
18
1 in 5493
0 . 18
Diarrhoea, Choleric
Diarrhoea, and
Dysentery
6
74
5
1
86
1 in 1149
0 . 87
Totals
78
134
63
59
334
1 in 296
3 . 35
TABLE III.
The following Table shows the Annual, Quarterly, and Comparative
Mortality among Children under 5 years of age:—
Causes of Death
April,
May,
June.
July,
August,
Septem.
October,
Novem.
Decern.
January,
February
March.
In the
Year.
Comparative Mortality.
To Total
Population.
In 1000
Population.
Small Pox & Varicella
3
3
3
2
11
1 in 8999
0.11
Measles
12
4
2
4
22
1 in 4499
0.22
Scarlatina
7
9
5
2
23
1 in 4299
0.23
Diphtheria, Croup, &c
8
3

2
13
1 in 7606
0.13
Whooping Cough
13
17
17
23
70
1 in 1412
0.70
Erysipelas
1

1
2
4
1 in 24721
0.4
Fevers, Infantile, &c.
1
1
2
4
0.4
Diarrhoea, Cholera,&c
5
80
2
1
88
1 in 1123
0.88
Respiratory Organs
29
13
38
38
118
1 in 838
1.19
Tubercular Diseases
31
39
27
28
125
1 in 791
1.26
Nervous System
16
17
17
18
68
1 in 1454
0.68
Violent Deaths
5
3
5
12
25
1 in 3955
0.25
Other Diseases
49
41
32
31
153
1 in 646
1.54
Totals
180
230
151
163
724
1 in 136
7.27