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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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in the twenty-seven largest provincial towns it averaged 159,
ranging from 129 in Sunderland, to 227 in Blackburn. Of 50
other provincial towns, the highest rate was reached by
Ystradyfodwg, where it was 266 per 1,000 births.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age constituted 27.3
per cent. of the total deaths. 34 were due to one or other of
the seven principal zymotic diseases.
TABLE IV.
| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | Total Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases, 51. | |
| Measles | 16 | ... | 16 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Fever | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 143 | 55 | 198 | ||
| Phthisis | 27 | 18 | 45 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 40 | 19 | 59 | ||
| Cancer | 16 | 10 | 26 | ||
| Violence | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||
The number of deaths from the seven principal preventable
diseases was 51, as compared with 47 during the corresponding
quarter of last year, and was equivalent to an annual rate of
1.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. In London the death-rate was
equivalent to an annual rate of 2.64 per 1,000 inhabitants. In
the 27 largest provincial towns it ranged from 0.61 in Halifax