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Paddington 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
FOR THE
QUARTER ENDED 1st JULY, 1893.
TABLE I.
Showing the Births and Deaths in Paddington, also the mean Temperature in London, in each week of the Second Quarter of the Year 1893.
| Week ending | Births. | Deaths. | Mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | (Fahrenheit). | |
| Degrees. | |||||
| April 8 | 62 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 48.4 |
| „ 15 | 54 | 10 | 33 | 12 | 45.3 |
| „ 22 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 55.4 |
| „ 29 | 54 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 56.0 |
| May 6 | 62 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 55.0 |
| „ 13 | 51 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 57.8 |
| „ 20 | 47 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 59.3 |
| „ 27 | 49 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 58.7 |
| June 3 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 55.7 |
| „ 10 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 60.7 |
| „ 17 | 55 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 65.9 |
| „ 24 | 61 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 61.6 |
| July 1 | 30 | 7 | 34 | 11 | 62.3 |
| Total | 648 | 106 | 360 | 111 | 57.0 |
During the 13 weeks ending 1st July, 1893, being
the second quarter of the registration year, 754 births
and 518 deaths were registered in Paddington. Of