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Paddington 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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13
sub-districts of the parish, from the appearance of the
first case in 1876, to the end of July, 1878.
Date of removal
to Hospital.
Number of
Cases.
Removed from Sub-Districts.
St. Mary.
St. John.
1876.
June
1

1
August
1

1
September
1
1

October
2

2
November
5

5
December
15
9
6
1817.
January
12
5
7
February
11
8
3
March
13
11
2
* April
25
20
5
May
51
48
3
*June
25
23
2
*July
12
6
6
August
4
4

September
4
3
1
October
3
2
1
November
1
1

December
3
2
1
1878.
January
11
8
3
February
11
9
2
March
7
7

April
11
8
3
May
9
3
6
June
7
4
3
July'
6
4
2
Totals
251
186
65
Fourteen of these cases were removed from the Canal Boats.
The number of registered deaths from this disease,
and of patients sent to the hospitals, very imperfectly
reveals the extent to which small pox at any time