Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Locality. | Labour. | Wood Blocks | Portland Cement. | Thames Sand. | Thames Shingle. | Water. | Cartage. | TOTAL COST. | ||||
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| £ | S. | d. | Number. | Sacks. | Cub. yds. | Cub. yds. | Sq. yds. | Day Work. | £ | S. | d. | |
| March 25th, 1888. | £ | s. | d. |
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| Date of Order. | Locality. | Subsidiary Names abolished. | No. of Houses in street. |
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| One Week's supply per Horse. | Tenders Accepted. | |||||||||
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| January 4th, 1887. For Six Months. | July 19th, 1887. For Six Months. | |||||||||
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| Pickaxes lined and Steeled. | Tools Sharpened. | Paving Hammers lined. | ||
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| Pickaxes. | Chisels. | Paving Hammers. | ||
| Article. | Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Slightly Adulterated. | Prosecutions undertaken. | Vendors Fined. |
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| Article. | Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Slightly Adulterated. | Prosecutions undertaken. | Vendors Fined. |
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| RECEIPTS. | EXPENDITURE. | ||||||
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| Original Debt. | Rate of Interest per Cent. | Paid off this year. | Total paid off. | Remaining unpaid. | ||||||||
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| Half.year commencing at | Rate in the Pound. | Amounts over which the Vestry has control. | Amounts over which the Vestry has no control. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poor. | Lighting. | General. | Sewers, | Main Drainage and Metropolitan Consolidated. | Church. | Total. | POOR. | SEWERS. | GENERAL. | MAIN DRAINAGE. | METRO. CONSOLIDATED. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||
| ???ar. an ???ird. | Police. | County | Metropolitan Common Poor Fund. | Metropolitan Asylum District Rate. | West London District Schools. | Metropolitan Fire Brigade. | Baths and Wash. houses. | Precepts from M. B. of Works. | School Board for London. | Precepts from M.B of Works. | Precepts from M B of Works. | |||||||||||
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | VIII. | IX. | X. | XI. | XII. | XIII. | XIV. | XV. | XVI. | XVII. | XVIII. | |||||
| Half-year commencing at | Hate in the Pound. | Amounts over which the Vestry has control. | Amounts over which the Vestry has no control. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poor. | Lighting | General. | Hewers. | Main Drainage and Metropolitan Consolidated. | Church. | Total. | POOR. | SEWERS. | GENERAL. | MAIN DRAINAGE. | METRO. CONSOLIDATED. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||
| ???ar. ???n ???rd. | Police. | County | Metropolitan Common Poor Fund. | Metropolitan Asylum District Rate. | West London District Schools. | Metropolitan Fire Brigade | Baths and Wash. houses. | Precepts from M. B. of Works. | School Board for London. | Precepts from M. B of Works. | Precepts from M. B. of Works | |||||||||||
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | VIII. | IX. | X. | XI. | XII. | XIII. | XIV. | XV. | XVI. | XVII. | XVIII | |||||
| year. | No. of Houses. | Total Rateable value | Average Rateable value per House. | Rate per £. | Average amount of Parochial Rates paid per House. | Items over which the Vestry HAS control. | Item over which the vestry HAS NO control. | |||||||||||
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| Rate per £. | Average amount paid per House. | Rate per £ | Average amount paid per House. | |||||||||||||||
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| Date. | Poor. | Lighting. | General. | Sewers. | Metro. Consolidated. | Total. | |
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| Incumbent. | Burial Board. | Year. | |||||
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| 1887. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | 1888. | £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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| Name of Charity. | Names and Descriptions of the Trustees for the Current Year. | Detailed Description of the Property. |
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| Names and Descriptions of the Persons in whom the Property is vested. | Present Annual Income of the Property. | Mode of Distribution. |
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| Name of Charity. | Names and Description of the Trustees for the Current Year. | Detailed Description of the Property. |
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| Names and Description of the Persons in whom the Property is Vested. | Present Annual Income of the Property. | Mode of Distribution. |
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| Name of Charity. | Names and Descriptions of the Trustees for the Current Year. | Detailed Description of the Property. |
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| Names and Descriptions of the Persons in whom the Property is vested. | Present Annual Income of the Property. | Mode of Distribution. |
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| 1887. RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. | 1887. EXPENDITURE | £ | s. | d. |
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| Sub-Distrct. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Ratio of Births to Population. | Rate per 1,000. |
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| Sub-District. | Estimated Population. | Deaths. | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | Rate per 1,000. |
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| Sub-Districts, | Under 1 Year. | Under 5 Years. | 65 Years and Upward*. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths. |
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| Year. | Proportion of organic impurity present in Thames water as delivered in London. | Proportion of organic impurity present in Lea water as delivered in London. |
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| Names of Companies and Sources. | Number of occasions when clear and transparent. | Number of occasions when slightly turbid. | Number of occasions when turbid. | Number of occasions when very turbid. | Proportion of Organic Impurity. | ||
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| . Maximum.1 | Minimum.* | Average.* | |||||
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Inhabited Houses in the Parish. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | |||
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| Year. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Annual Rate of Mortality per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Children under 1 year; percentage of Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under 5 years; percentage of Total Deaths. | Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
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| Saint Mary's Hospital. | The Lock Hospital. | The Children's Hospital. | ||||||
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 yrs. | |||
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 yrs. | |||
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | TOTAL. | |||||||||||||||
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 yrs. | ||||
| Cause of Death. | Sub-district. | Total 1st Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 2nd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 3rd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 4th Quarter. | Total Deaths. | TOTAL. | |||||||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||||||||
| Cause of Death. | Sub-district. | Total 1st Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 2nd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 3rd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 4th Quarter. | Total Deaths. | TOTAL. | |||||||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||||||||
| Cause of Death. | Sub-district. | Total 1st Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 2nd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 3rd Quarter. | Sub-district. | Total 4th Quarter. | Total Deaths. | TOTAL. | |||||||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||||||||
| Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. |
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| Disease. | 1877. | 1878. | 1879. | 1880. | 1881. | 1882. | 1883. | 1884. | 1885. | 1896. | Annual Average of 10 years, 1877—1886. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years, 1877-1886. | 1887. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1887. |
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| Paddington. | No. of Complaints received duriDg year. | No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected. | Results of Inspection. | House Drains. | Privies and Water Closets. | Dust Bins. | Water Supply. | Miscellaneous. | Regularly Inspected. | Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings. | ||||||||||||
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| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. | Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed. | Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Trapped or Ventilated. | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Supplied with Water. | New provided. | New provided. | Repaired, Covered, &c. | Cistern (new) erected. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered. | No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Act, 1866. | No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. | Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal, and other Refuse. | Removal of Animals improperly kept. | Bakehouses. | Licensed Cowhouses. | Licensed Slaughterhouses. | ||||
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| MARCH 25th, 1888. Working Expenses- | Totals. | Dusting. | Watering. | Slopping and Snow Clearing. | Carting Materials. | To??? | MARCH 25th, 1888. | Totals. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| les, Dusting Department, viz.:— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | ??? | ??? | Materials. | Chaldrons. | Loads. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Amounts. | ||||||||||
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| MARCH 25, 1888. | Totals. | Dusting. | Watering. | Slopping and Snow Clearing. | Carting Materials. | MARCH 25, 1888. | Totals. | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Working Expenses— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Outstanding Balances, 25th March, 1888. | Annual Expenditure, including outstanding Balances. | ||||||||
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| Details of Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Outstanding Balances, 25th March, 1888. | Annual Expenditure, including Outstanding Balances. | ||||||||
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| Details of Expenditure. | £ | s | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 1888. March 26th. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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| Knocked down and out of Lighting. | Escapes in Columns or defective Stand Pipes. | OUT OF LIGHTING. | Cocks found turned off in the night. | Lights blown or knocked out, and Gas escaping. | |||||||||
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| All Night. | Part of Night. | ||||||||||||
| "Water. | Naphthaline. | Stoppage in Services. | Water. | Formation of Naphthaline. | Stoppages in Services. | ||||||||
| Date when fixed. | Locality. | Sugg's 100 Candle Power | Bray's 80 Candle Power. | Sugg's York, 8 feet. | Odd Pattern, 8 feet. |
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| Month. | Hours Burning Per Month. | Average Hours per Night. | Rate per Hour. | Quantity of Gas Consumed. | Average Hours. | Estimated Consumption at 46 cubicfeet per Hour. | Actual Consumption by Meter Average and modified hours. | Difference gained by Meter. | Consumption per Hour. | Total quantity gained between Scale and Meter Systems. | Total Quantity over all the Lamps. | |
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| Burning per Month. | Burning per Night. | |||||||||||
| 1887. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. |
| When first Elected. | Ward. | When first Elected. | Ward. |
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| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | ||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's | St. John's. | ||
| First Quarter of Year. | Total Deaths. | |||||||
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| 1877 | ... | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. | 409 |
| 1878 | .. • | ... | .. • | .. • | .. . | .. • | .. • | 497 |
| 1879 | .. • | ... | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 587 |
| 1880 | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 506 |
| 1881 | .. • | • . • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 487 |
| 1882 | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 571 |
| 1883 | .. • | .. | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 461 |
| 1884 | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 474 |
| 1885 | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | 534 |
| 1886 | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | .. • | ... | 594 |
| 1887 | .. .. | ... | .. • | .. • | ... | .. • | .. • | 529 |
| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
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| Sub-districts. | Under 1 year. | Under 5 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths. |
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. |
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| NAMES OF PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | ||||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued F ever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||||||
| NAMES OK PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued Fever | ||||||||
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | ||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's | St. John's. | ||
| Degrees. | |||||
| Sub-Districts. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
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| Second Quarter of Year. | Total Deaths. | |||||||
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
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| Sub-districts. | Under 1 year. | Under 5 years. | 05 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths. |
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | |||
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| NAMES OF PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued Fever. | ||||||||
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | ||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's | St. John's. | ||
| Degrees. | |||||
| Sub-Districts. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths |
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| Sub-district. | Under 1 year. | Under 6 years. | 05 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths. |
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. |
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| NAMES OF PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | lever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued Fever. | ||||||||
| NAMES OF PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued Fever. | ||||||||
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | | ||
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| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's | St. John's. | ||
| Sub-Districts. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
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| Fourth Quarter of Year. | Total Deaths. |
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| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths |
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| Sub-districts. | Under 1 year. | Under 5 years. | 05 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths |
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| St. Mary's. | St. JonN's. | Total. |
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| NAMES OF PLACES. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | ||
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| Typhus. | Typhoid. | Simple Continued Fever. | ||||||||