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 July 5th, to September 27th, 1873.
St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Totals. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. |
July 5 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 33 |
„ 12 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 28 |
„ 19 | 43 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 66 | 42 |
„ 26 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 36 |
Aug. 2 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 64 | 47 |
„ 9 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 45 |
„ 16 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 43 |
„ 23 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 34 |
„ 30 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 33 |
Sept. 6 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 26 |
„ 13 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 28 |
„ 20 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 42 |
„ 27 | 49 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 27 |
Total | 531 | 318 | 182 | 146 | 713 | 464 |
Nuisances and Complaints investigated during the Quarter
ending September 27th, 1873.
The register of 277 cases, admits of the following classifica-
tion:-
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys
81
„ „ water supply
16
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals,
stagnant water, percolations, &c.
46
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish,
ballast burning, bad meat, and fruit
6
Overcrowding and bad ventilation
10
Smoke nuisances
4
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from
21
Smells from the Canal Basin
4
Accumulation and deposit of manure,garbage,
refuse, dust, dung, &c.
22
Smells, offensive
14
Defective scavengering and watering of
Roadways
10
Dangerous Structures and Places unfit
-
Miscellaneous, and complaints of Epidemic
diseases, &c.
43
Total
277