London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Paddington 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: 1930Selected Causes of Death Arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.

1930Selected Causes of Death Arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.

Period ended.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Phthisis.Cancer.Influenza.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Diarrhoea & Enteritis
January 25th---561423132
February 22nd———17241219—
March 22nd4—12142326212
April 19th1———82024143
May 17th3—121130—5132
June 14th5—-—7191482
July 12th311—1016—354
August 9th3———620—243
September 6th11—1728—112
October 4th—-—1615—152
November 1st1---4192375
November 29th——1—727—4113
December 31st————11212678
Totals212412104276124412838

Text

Copy text to clipboard

The foregoing table gives the numbers of deaths from the various causes as classified
locally. The figures differ somewhat from those supplied by the Registrar-General in
the table appearing below.

Table: Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1930, Sex-Age Distribution for Whole Borough.

Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1930, Sex-Age Distribution for Whole Borough.

Cause of Death.All Ages.Deaths at Ages.
0—1—2—5—16—25—45—65—75—
F.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.M.f.
All Causes180887293699701491414181539307891269232195199146276
Enteric Fever1...1.................................1..................
Smallpox...............................................................
Measles211110525315....................................
Scarlet Fever22...............1............1.....................
Whooping Cough44...3....... . .1....................................
Diphtheria12931...1...4231...........................
Influenza13761...............11...1...i22112
Encephalitis Lethargica422....................................21...1......
Meningococcal Meningitis31211........................1..................
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1046143.....................28111921298411...
Other Tuberculous Diseases10642............12...11...111.........
Cancer, Malignant Disease278130148...1........................713606739462421
Rheumatic Fever954..................1212...12............
Diabetes633........................1121......1
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.461531.................................. . .3877516
Heart Disease409172237...............14...33124536656858114
Arterio-sclerosis803347........................210119121422
Bronchitis522329261......2......2......5352816
Pneumonia (all forms)1317556191134...1......2...7130101010419
Other Respiratory Diseases18810...............1.........111333212
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum18135........................1...21104
Diarrhoea, etc.352015151211............1......11...2......1
Appendicitis and Typhlitis1284............1...1.........431...1...1
Cirrhosis of Liver1477..............................124421......
Acute and Chronic Nephritis834340...............12...2...461514151356
Puerperal Sepsis3...3.... . ...................l...2...............
Other Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition3...3...........................l...2..................
Congenital debility and Malformation, Premature Birth583226302411..................11..................
Suicide342014........................22629831...1
Other deaths from Violence69393022...3619464554549
Other defined diseases27612315318112...3135851214334323292145
Causes ill-defined or unknown............................................................