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John's Sub-districts were sent to the Asylum Hospitals.
In London during the quarter there were 13 deaths.
Measles caused 11 deaths, all in St. Mary's Sub-district,
corresponding to an annual rate of 0.39 per 1,000 inhabitants.
In London the rate was 0.63 per 1,000.
Scarlet Fever caused no death in Paddington. 6 cases
were sent to the Asylum Hospitals. All were from St. Mary's
Sub-district. In London the death-rate was 019 per 1,000.
Diphtheria caused 5 deaths, equivalent to an annual rate
of 0.18 per 1,000. All the houses in which the deaths
occurred were carefully inspected. Four were in a fair
sanitary condition. In one the head of a soil pipe opened
near a window. In London the death-rate was 0.24.
Whooping Cough caused 9 deaths, all in St. Mary's Subdistrict,
equivalent to an annual rate of 0.32 per 1,000
inhabitants. In London the rate was 0.66 per 1,000.
Fever caused 6 deaths, 5 of which were ascribed to
typhoid and 1 to simple continued fever. One typhoid case
was sent from St. Mary's Sub-district to an Asylum Hospital.
House in fair sanitary condition. In St. Mary's Sub-district
the fatal typhoid cases were as under:—
(1.) Clifton Gardens. Dealer in fine arts, aged 52. No
defect was discovered in the house.
(2.) Westbourne Terrace North. A billiard marker, aged
28. House in fair sanitary condition.
In St. John's Sub-district the fatal cases were as under:—
(1.) St. George's Hospital. A butler, aged 23. Admitted
from Lancaster Gate. Disease contracted at Margate.
(2.) Sussex Gardens. Architect, aged 28. Disease said to
have been contracted in Italy.
(3.) St. Mary's Hospital. Wife of a coachman, aged 24.
Admitted from Lancaster Mews. The cistern overflow
entered closet; closet offensive.