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No. 29.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
MICHAELMAS 1874,
BY WM. HARDWICKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Estimated Population 104,134
St. Mary's 65,590. St. John's 38,544
TABLE I.
Summary of Weekly Return of Births and Deaths from
July 4th, to September 26th, 1874.
St. Mary's.
St. John's.
Totals.
Mean
Temper.
Week ending
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
July 4
43
25
15
14
58
39
61.8
„ 11
29
25
11
8
40
33
66.8
„ 18
58
29
18
17
76
46
65.7
„ 25
48
24
14
12
62
36
64.4
Aug. 1
42
25
9
13
51
38
61.2
„ 8
34
21
11
13
45
34
66.0
„ 15
52
14
15
6
67
20
58.2
„ 22
39
13
10
13
49
26
61.9
„ 29
47
25
10
11
57
36
59.4
Sept. 5
41
13
19
8
60
21
60.3
„ 12
41
17
11
10
52
27
60.1
„ 19
44
19
8
5
52
24
55.4
„ 26
39
17
12
8
51
25
56.4
Total
557
267
163
138
720
405
61.3
The deaths this quarter are very low, indicating a rate of
15.5 of the estimated population, viz.:—14.3 in St. John's;
16.3 in St. Mary's. The mortality of children under 5 is
at the rate of 38.7 per cent. of total deaths, or about equal to
that of most large towns with a large proportion of infant life.
The Zymotic diseases are represented thus:—Measles 1;
Scarlet Fever nil; Diphtheria 10; Whooping Cough 3;
Fever 10; Diarrhoea 51; Erysipelas 9; making 94, or 23.4
per cent. of total deaths. The deaths from Consumption and
Bronchitis this quarter are always lower than the average.
The quarter presents a very healthy state of the Parish.