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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Note .— The Deaths of Non-Parishioners occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Parish are excluded, and the Deaths of Parishioners occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Parish are included.
| 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. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||
| Classes. I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases | 87 | 37 | 124 | 79 | 18 | 97 | 87 | 12 | 99 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 285 | 80 | 365 | |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III. Dietic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | ||
| IV. Const it otional Diseases | 79 | 28 | 107 | 81 | 21 | 102 | 53 | 13 | 66 | 84 | 19 | 103 | 297 | 81 | 378 | |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 34 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 103 | 35 | 138 | |
| VI. Local Diseases | 322 | 108 | 430 | 186 | 76 | 262 | 117 | 48 | 165 | 176 | 56 | 232 | 801 | 288 | 1,089 | |
| VII. Deaths from Violence | 19 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 16 | 74 | |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and Not \ Specified Causes | 29 | 1 | 30 | 20 | ... | 20 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 84 | 10 | 94 | |
| Totals | 571 | 181 | 752 | 403 | 129 | 532 | 309 | 97 | 406 | 349 | 103 | 452 | 1,632 | 510 | 2,142 | |
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Unvaccinated | ... | • •• | ... | ... | .. . | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| measles | 6 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 58 | 16 | ... | 16 | 73 | 8 | 81 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 29 | ||||