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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 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE IV.
| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | Total Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases, 42. |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1G | 3 | 19 | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | ... | 13 | |
| Fever (Typhoid) | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 2 | ||
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs | GG | 18 | 84 | |
| Phthisis | 28 | 9 | 37 | |
| Heart Diseases | 27 | 13 | 40 | |
| Cancer | 16 | 4 | 20 | |
| Violence | 3 | 5 | 8 |
'The seven principal zymotic diseases caused 42 deaths,
giving an annual death rate of 1.4 per 1,000 of the estimated
population of the parish. In calculating this rate no cognisance
is taken of the cases of infectious diseases which were
removed to hospitals beyond the boundaries of the parish.
Scarlet Fever.—Whilst the increased mortality from this
disease was mainly due to its appearance in an epidemic form
as announced in my last quarterly report, it is to be borne in
mind that deaths from Scarlet Fever are usually most
numerous during the fourth quarter of the year. There were
19 deaths in the parish. 22 cases were removed to Stockwell.
Whooping Cough.—Of the zymoses, next to Scarlet Fever
in point of fatality was Whooping Cough, which occasioned
13 deaths, all of which occurred in St. Mary's sub-district,
and were of children of poor parents.