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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 Zymotic and other Diseases during 12 weeks ending
March 2,5th, 1871.
| Weeks. ending | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup. | Whooping Cough | Typhus, * Infantile and other Fevers. | Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pyæmia. | Dysentery and Diarrhoea. | Cholera. | Phthisis and Tubercular Dis. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Other Diseases. | Accidents and 'Violent Deaths. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 47 |
| „ 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 52 |
| „ 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 11 | 22 | ... | 51 |
| „ 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| Feb. 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 53 |
| „ 11 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| „ 18 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 11 | 15 | .. | 45 |
| „ 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | . . | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| Mar. 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | • • • | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 42 |
| „ 11 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | .. | ... | 4 | 9 | 14 | ... | 32 |
| „ 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 44 |
| „ 25 | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 51 | |
| Totals | 16 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 10 | ... | 81 | 124 | 218 | 18 | 542 |
Nuisances and Complaints during the Quarter ending
March 25th, 1871.
The register book of complaints and nuisances contains
9 6 cases, which admit of the following classification:—
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys. 21
„ „ water supply 6
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals,
stagnant water, percolations, &c. 20
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish,
ballast burning, bad meat, &c. 1
Overcrowding and bad ventilation 4
Smoke nuisances 1
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from . 2
Smells from the Canal Basin —
Accumulation and deposit of manure, garbage,
refuse, dust, dung, &c. 21
Smells from decaying and putrid substances . 6
Defective cleansing of Roadways 2
Dangerous Structure —
Miscellaneous other complaints 12
96
These Complaints received almost immediate attention.