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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE II.
D eaths from Z ymotic and other D iseases , from January 2nd, to
March 27th, 1875.
| Weeks. ending | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, Quinsy & Croup. | Whooping Cough | Typhus, Infantile and other Fevers. | Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Pyaemia. | Dysentery and Diarrhoea. | Phthisis and Tubercular Dis. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Other Diseases. | Accidents and Violent Deaths. | Total. | Inquests. | Workhouses. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1(2) | ... | ... | 4 | 21 | 39 | ... | 67 | 7 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| „ 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1(1) | ... | ... | 11 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 13 | 3 | ... |
| „ 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | ... | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| „ 23 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2(2) | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| „ 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Feb. 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| „ 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| „ 20 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| „ 27 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 13 | 16 | ... | 47 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Mar. 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ... |
| „ 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1(2) | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| „ 20 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| „ 27 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... |
| Total | ... | 2 | 12 | 16(5) | 6 | 20(3) | 7 | 2 | 97 | 164 | 2 46 | 27 | 599 | 54 | 52 | 56 | ... |
| (1) Typhoid Pneu. (2) Puerperal. (3) 2 Blood Poisoning cases. (4) Erysipelas. (5) 5 cases of Croup. | |||||||||||||||||