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Paddington 1909
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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deaths at all ages. 91
TABLE IV. Causes of Death : All Ages, Persons.—In Wards. 1909. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying beyond, the Borough. L.G.B
| Cause of Death. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers— | ||||||||
| Mumps | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases— | ||||||||
| Pyæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Carbuncle | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stomatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cellulitis | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||||
| „ Of Meninges | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ Of Lungs | 21 | 35 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| „ Other Forms | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 17 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Developmental Diseases | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 33 | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Old Age | 11 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Inflammation andSofteningof Brain | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 6 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 39 | 28 | 36 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Tumours, &c., of Female Genital Organs | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and Negligence | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 27 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 16 | 14 | 33 |
| All Causes— | ||||||||
| 1909 | 202 | 377 | 272 | 324 | 491 | 73 | 62 | 163 |
| 1908 | 225 | 381 | 249 | 343 | 435 | 64 | 53 | 146 |
| 1907 | 235 | 398 | 292 | 337 | 470 | 72 | 64 | 146 |