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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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TABLE II.
Deaths from Zymotic and other Diseases, from March 28th, to June 28th, 1874.
| Weeks, ending | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup. | Whooping Cough | Typhus, Infantile and other Fevers. | Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pyaemia. | Dysentery and Diarrhœa. | Cholera. | Phthisis and Tubercular Dis. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Other Diseases. | Accidents and Violent Deaths. | Total. | Inquests. | Workhouses. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Lock Hospital, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | 25 | ... | 51 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... |
| „ 11 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ... |
| „ 18 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| „ 25 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 32 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| May 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| „ 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| „ 16 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| „ 23 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| „ 30 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 30 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| June 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| „ 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| „ 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| „ 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 5 | 14 | ... | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Total | ... | 19 | 4(1) | 7(2) | 13 | 1 7(3) | 3 | 12 | ... | 94 | 77 | 208 | 18 | 462 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 2 |