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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE IV.
Principal Causes of Death in Paddington during the 13 weeks ending 1st July, 1893.
| St. Mary's. | St. John's. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 3 | .. | 3 | Total Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, 57. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 3 | 21 | |
| Fever (Typhoid) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Influenza | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 79 | 22 | 101 | |
| Phthisis | 30 | 3 | 33 | |
| Heart Diseases | 26 | 6 | 32 | |
| Cancer | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Violent Deaths | 11 | 3 | 14 |
The number of deaths from the seven principal
preventable (zymotic) diseases was 57, as compared
with 85 in the corresponding quarter of last year, and
was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.9 per 1,000
inhabitants. In London, the zymotic death-rate was
equivalent to an annual rate of 2.82 per 1,000 inhabitants.
In the 33 great towns it ranged from 0.78
in Huddersfield to 8.08 in Preston. In England and
Wales the deaths corresponded to an annual rate of
1.98 per 1,000 persons living, the average annual rate
in the ten preceding second quarters having been 1.80.
Small-pox caused 3 deaths in Paddington during
the quarter, all of which occurred in St. Mary's Sub-