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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 1909
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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92 deaths in local institutions.
TABLE V. Deaths in Local Institutions.
| Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 255 | 280 | 69 | 2 |
| 1900 | 255 | 3861 | 63 | 4 |
| 1901 | 238 | 317 | 92 | 5 |
| 1902 | 298 | 359 | 76 | 2 |
| 1903 | 317 | 342 | 82 | 2 |
| 1904 | 327 | 360 | 92 | 1 |
| 1905 | 324 | 387 | 91 | 4 |
| 1906 | 314 | 356* | 98* | 7 |
| 1907 | 347 | 332 | 88 | 3 |
| 1908 | 373 | 351 | 91 | - |
| Averages 1899-1908 | 305 | 347 | 84 | 3 |
| 1909 | 350 | 362 | 88 | 5 |
* Closed part of year for repairs and alterations.
TABLE VI. Causes of Deaths in Institutions. 1909.
| Causes of Death. | Local Institutions. | Deaths of Residents recorded beyond the Borough. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital, | Home of Compassion. | Nursing Homes. | Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board. | Special and General Hospitals. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | Elsewhere. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 5 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 47 | 11 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 11 | 31 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Cancer | 30 | 42 | 2 | ... | 3 | 12 | ... | 21 | 5 | 2 | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Developmental Diseases | 3 | 11 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Old Age | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 33 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accident and Violence | 10 | 47 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| Suicide | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| All other Causes | 124 | 155 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 22 | ... | 32 | 33 | 8 | 14 | |
| All Causes | 350 | 362 | 88 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 91 | 57 | 20 | 26 | |
| Non-Residents* | 13 | 263 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 27 | ||||||
* The deaths of 30 other non-residents took place either in the streets or houses in the Borough.
Total deaths of non-residents—409.