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. | ||||||
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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. | |||||||
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 |