London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 twenty-seven largest provincial towns it averaged 184,
ranging from 107 in Hull to 307 in Leicester. Of 50
other provincial towns, the highest rate was reached by
Stockport, where it was 205 per 1,000 births.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age constituted
42.0 per cent, of the total deaths; 82 were due to one or
other of the seven principal zymotic diseases, of which 72
occurred in St. Mary's and 10 in St. John's Sub-district.
TABLE IV.
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 2 | ... | 2 | Total Deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases, 99. |
| Measles | 17 | ... | 17 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Fever | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa | 50 | 5 | 55 | |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 30 | 11 | 41 | |
| Phthisis | 23 | 5 | 34 | |
| Heart Disease | 23 | 15 | 38 | |
| Cancer | 19 | 6 | 25 | |
| Violence | 7 | 7 | 14 |
The number of deaths from the seven principal zymotic
diseases was 99, as compared with 86 during the corresponding
quarter of last year, and was equivalent to an annual rate of
3.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. In London the death-rate was