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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 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The tubercular or wasting diseases vary but little,
vide Table V. below, being about 17 to 20 per cent., or
one-fifth of the whole deaths. Consumption alone
seems to carry off one in 513 of the population, and
is rather on the increase.
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, Feb. March. | Total. | Comparative Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 1,000. | To theTotal Population. | ||||||
| Measles | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 22 | 1 in 4,573 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | 14 | 11 | 27 | 0.26 | 1 in 3,896 |
| Diphtheria, Croup | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 0.27 | 1 in 3,756 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0.18 | 1 in 5,536 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0.02 | 1 in 52,592 |
| Fever | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 0.07 | 1 in 13,148 |
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 0.63 | 1 in 796 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 35 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 132 | 1.25 | 1 in 931 |
| Respiratory „ | 30 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 113 | 1.07 | 1 in 4,382 |
| Violent Deaths | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0.23 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Nervous Diseases | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 0.42 | 1 in 649 |
| Other Diseases | 27 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 162 | 1.54 | 1 in 162 |
| Totals | 161 | 157 | 156 | 174 | 648 | 6.16 | |
The Canal Nuisance.
A few final remarks on this long standing nuisance
cannot be out of place in this my last Annual Eeport.
During the whole period of my official career in this
parish, and also that of my predecessor, every attempt
made by us, supported by the Sanitary and Public
TABLE IV.
The following Table shows the Annual, Quarterly, and Comparative Mortality from Tubercular Class of Diseases:—
| Causes of Death. | A pril, May, June, | July, A ugust, Septem. | October, Novem. Decern., | January, Feb., March. | Total. | Comparative Mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 1,000. | TotheTotal Population. | ||||||
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Tabes Mesenterica and Marasmus | 23 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 81 | 0.77 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Hæmoptisis | 56 | 35 | 61 | 53 | 205 | 1.95 | 1 in 513 |
| Consumption and | |||||||
| Tubercular Pneumonia | |||||||
| Hydrocephalus,and Scrofulous Meningitis | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 0.55 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Totals | 92 | 66 | 89 | 97 | 344 | 3.27 | 1 in 305 |