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Paddington 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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No. 23.
REPORT
ON THE
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
LADY-DAY 1873,
MARCH 29th,
BY WM. HARDWICKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Estimated Population 100,984
St. Mary's 62,646. St. John's 38,338.
TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from December 28th, to March 29th, 1873.
| St. Mart's. | St. John's. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. |
| Jan. 4 | 61 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 78 | 40 |
| „ 11 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 64 | 34 |
| „ 18 | 50 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 67 | 36 |
| „ 25 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 44 |
| Feb. 1 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 58 | 39 |
| „ 8 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 40 |
| „ 15 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 46 |
| „ 22 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 58 |
| March 1 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 56 |
| „ 8 | 51 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 48 |
| „ 15 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 39 |
| „ 22 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 41 |
| ,, 29 . | 43 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 62 | 28 |
| Total | 580 | 344 | 196 | 205 | 776 | 549 |
The returns of Deaths, and the death-rate during the last
quarter, show a very considerable increase over the previous
Winter quarter, which was unusually low.
The March quarter is always trying, but this was more so
than usual for old people. The deaths in St. Mary's Hospital
were 55 ; in the Workhouse Infirmary 40 ; inquests were held
upon 47 persons, of whom 28 were deaths from violence. There
were no deaths from Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever and
Fever were very few indeed; but Whooping Cough may be
almost looked upon as epidemic in its character.