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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The rate of infantile mortality in Paddington was 130
deaths to 1,000 registered births. In London it was 139; in
the twenty-seven largest provincial towns it averaged 154,
ranging from 94 in Derby to 215 in Preston. Of 50
other provincial towns, the highest rate was reached by
Stockport, where it was 200 per 1,000 births.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age constituted
40.3 per cent, of the total deaths; 57 were due to one or
other of the seven principal zymotic diseases, of which 48
occurred in St. Mary's and 9 in St. John's Sub-district.
TABLE IV.
| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 4 | 1 | 5 | Total Deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases, 72. |
| Measles | 22 | 3 | 25 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 3 | 20 | |
| Fever (Typhoid) | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | ... | 6 | |
| Diseases of Eespiratory Organs | 61 | 20 | 81 | |
| Phthisis | 32 | 9 | 41 | |
| Heart Diseases | 23 | 7 | 30 | |
| Cancer | 15 | 12 | 27 | |
| Violence | 11 | 6 | 17 |
The number of deaths from the seven principal zymotic
diseases was 72, as compared with 38 during the corresponding