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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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1897 (0.05), while in South Paddington last years
rate was by far the lowest of any for the eleven years
1889—98.
The Registrar-General calculated the local rate of
mortality at 0.07, and comparison between that rate
(or the higher one of 0.08) with the rates for the contiguous
districts is not unfavourable to the Parish.
"Fever."
Rates per 1.000 persons of all ages.
Kensington 0.14 St. Marylebone 0.19
Chelsea 0.19 Hampstead 0.05
St. George, Hanover
Square 0.11 Willesden 0.08
Paddington 0.07
The fatalities which have prevailed since 1894 are set out below:—
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatality among— Hospital Cases | 28.1 | 16.6 | 27.6 | 17.9 | 21.0 | 13.6 |
| Home Cases | 20.1 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 24.1 | 31.5 | 17.1 |
| Total Cases | 24.7 | 20.6 | 27.6 | 20.1 | 24.8 | 14.2 |
| Percentage of Notified Cases Removed to Hospital | 56.2 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 60.8 | 64.3 | 82.7 |