Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from April 5th, to June 28th, 1873.
St. Mart's. | St. John's. | Totals. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. |
April 5 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 63 | 42 |
„ 12 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 46 |
„ 19 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 37 |
„ 26 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 34 |
May 3 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 40 |
„ 10 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 38 |
„ 17 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 41 |
„ 24 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 36 |
„ 31 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 34 |
June 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 33 |
„ 14 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 48 | 30 |
„ 21 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 36 |
„ 28 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 29 |
Total | 487 | 301 | 186 | 175 | 673 | 476 |
Nuisances and Complaints investigated during the Quarter
ending June 28th, 1873.
The register of 205 cases, admits of the following classification:—
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys. 50
„ „ water supply 4
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals,
stagnant water, percolations, &c. 40
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish,
ballast burning, bad meat, and fruit 16
Overcrowding and bad ventilation 10
Smoke nuisances 7
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from 3
Smells from the Canal Basin 5
Accumulation and deposit of manure, garbage,
refuse, dust, dung, &c. 37
Smells, offensive 26
Defective scavengering and watering of
Roadways 7
Dangerous Structures and Places unfit 2
Miscellaneous, and complaints of Epidemic
diseases, &c. 13
Total 205