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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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inquests. 53
TABLE 39. Causes of Death One to Five Years.
| Cause of Death. | Ages (Years). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1— | 2— | 3— | 4—5 | |||||
| 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1905-08. | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| Measles | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 9 | 12 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | 0 | - | - | - | — |
| Rickets | 1 | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Respiratory Diseases | 20 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dentition | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Gastro-Enteritis | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| Accident, Violence | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| All Causes | 77 | 92 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Estimated Living | 2,948 | 2,956 | 2,772 | 2,892 | 2,792 | 2,873 | 2,755 | 2,873 |
A commencement has been made to collate similar figures for the special insulœ and the
results so far obtained are given below for the sake of record. Except to call attention to
differences in the rates for the Borough and for the insulœ, to the disadvantage of the latter,
no comment can be made with reference to the figures in question.
Mortality Rates in Combined Insulœ.
| Ages. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3-4 | ||||
| 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1908 | 1909 | 1909 | |
| Males | 52 | 35 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
| Females | 24 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 29 | 13 |
| Persons | 38 | 31 | 46 | 14 | 21 | 11 |
INQUESTS.
There were 198 deaths during the year which formed the subjects of Coroners' inquests,
as compared with 227 in the previous year, and a quinquennial average of 166. Sixty-seven
(67) of the deceased persons were non-residents, while in other parts of the Metropolis 20