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Paddington 1901
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
TABLE 33.
Deaths of Illegitimate Children, 1901.
| Ages. | St. Mary. | St. John. | N.-W. Paddington. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | M. | f. | m. | f. | |
| 0—1 | 18 | 25 | .. | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1—5 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 5 and over | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 21 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
TABLE 34.
Illegitimate Children—Causes of Death.
| 1901. | 0—1. | 1—5. | 5 and over. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nervous Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Accidents | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 22 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Occupations of Mothers.
| Domestic Servants | 47 | Commercial Employment | .. | 8 |
| " Servant" | 9 | Dressmaker | 3 | |
| Cook | 16 | Barmaid | 2 | |
| General Servant | 6 | Laundress | 2 | |
| Chambermaid | 1 | Ironer | 1 | |
| Housemaid | 7 | |||
| Parlourmaid | 4 | Foundlings, parents not known | . | 2 |
| Nurse | 2 | |||
| Kitchenmaid | 1 | Occupation not known Not occupied | 6 | |
| Ladysmaid | 1 | |||