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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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TABLE I.
| Year. | Estimated Populations at Middle of each Year. | Births Registered. | Deaths of Parishioners. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | St. Mary. | St. John. | St. Mary. | St. John. | |
| 1899 | 95,730 | 33,394 | 2,555 | 385 | 1,709 | 353 |
| 1898 | 94,248 | 33,430 | 2,558 | 407 | 1,663 | 367 |
| 1897 | 92,788 | 33,465 | 2,586 | 424 | 1,455 | 355 |
| 1896 | 91,350 | 33,500 | 2,613 | 455 | 1,583 | 359 |
| 1895 | 90,577 | 32,173 | 2,526 | 453 | 1,671 | 428 |
| 1894 | 88,949 | 32,551 | 2,423 | 411 | 1,449 | 382 |
| 1893 | 87,708 | 32,772 | 2,567 | 444 | 1,680 | 473 |
| 1892 | 86,111 | 33,149 | 2,456 | 478 | 1,632 | 510 |
| 1891 | 84,156 | 33,682 | 2,420 | 532 | 1,590 | 520 |
| 1890 | 82,091 | 36,645 | 2,389 | 512 | 1,602 | 502 |
| 1889 | 80,324 | 36,736 | 2,346 | 517 | 1,266 | 398 |
| Averages for 1889-98 | 87,286 | 35,083 | 2,488 | 463 | 1,559 | 429 |
NOTICE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Typhus, Enteric (or Typhoid), and Simple Continued Fevers, and
Diarrhœa.* 32 of the deaths occurred in Hospitals situated beyond the
limits of the District.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Rickets, and Tabes Mesenterica.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and
ture Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething
* See Table V. for numbers for each disease.