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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths , 1883.
| Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 223 | 2.0 | 126.6 |
| 2. | Pulmonary Diseases (other than Phthisis) | 383 | 3.5 | 217.4 |
| 3. | Tubercular Diseases | 192 | 1.8 | 109.0 |
| 4. | Wasting Diseases of Infants | 117 | 1.1 | 664 |
| 5. | Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 49 | 0.4 | 27.8 |