Report on the health of Paddington for the quarter ending Midsummer, 1870 / by Wm. Hardwicke.

  • Hardwicke, William.
Date:
[1870]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report on the health of Paddington for the quarter ending Midsummer, 1870 / by Wm. Hardwicke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    parapet. This kind of accident has frequently happened from the same negligence — the houses in Woodchester Street, Clarendon Street, Cirencester Street, Hethpool Street, and perhaps a few others, have a room thrown out behind, with a flat roof, sometimes without any protection by rail or parapet. Inquests have been held upon these accidents, and a Memorial drawing attention to them was lately presented. Mr. Greatorex brought the subject before the Vestry, and it has been suggested that a clause be inserted in the proposed new building Manage- ment Act, to insist that owners of houses should protect this kind of roof, as it is generally used for the drying of linen hung out on lines—and children having access to them, meet with grave accidents by falling over in the area below. The following is a short Summary of proceedings during the last Quarter:— The combined Drainage of St. Mary's Terrace. The owners of Nos. 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 54, 56, 58, 60 and 66 have orders to drain into the Sewers fronting their respective premises, and to contribute towards the cost of the construction of the Sewer. The Manure Loading Nuisances. Complaints before a Magistrate for undue retention of manure were recommended against Bunce, Juson, and Franklin, but were not carried out in consequence of the complete abatement of the nuisances in question, and promises to keep their wharves in better condition for the future. TABLE II. Deaths from Zymotic and other Diseases during 12 weeks ending June 25th, 1870. Weeks. ending Small-Pox. Measles. Scarlatina. Diphtheria, Quinsy <t Croup. ^bD CJ o O to a '5s o o A $ Typhus, Infantile and other Fevers. Carbuncle, Erysipelas and Py<emia. Dysentery and Diarrhoea. Cholera. Phthisis and Tubercular Dis. i Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Other Diseases. J Accidents and | Violent DeathB. Total. April 9 1 1 6 2 9 13 26 2 60 „ 16. 1 4 1 1 i 9 7 20 2 46 „ 23. 2 2 4 1 5 13 15 2 44 „ 30. 2 1 i 4 4 16 .. 28 May 7. 1 3 3 1 ... 5 3 17 4 37 „ 14. 1 1 1 1 9 8 25 ... 46 21. 1 4 i • . • 5 4 15 3 33 „ 28. 3 ... 8 5 10 2 28 June 4. 2 1 1 ... ... 8 4 23 ... 39 „ 11. 1 5 ... 5 3 12 2 28 18- 2 1 8 3 15 3 33 ;; 25. 1 1 1 1 3 6 3 19 2 46 ... 9 30 ... 18 9* 6 81 70 213 22 458 * These Cases stand on tne itegister tnus :—low revei , rcvu uum . * Hemorrhage, Typhoid Fever; Gastric Bronchitis, Typhoid Fever ; Typhus Fever; Enteric Fever; Typhus (Star Street) ; Tumour, Haemorrhage, Fever.