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Paddington 1914

Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)

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52 appendix : deaths of residents of the borough.

TABLE V. D.Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1917. Sex-Age Distribution for Whole Borough.

Causes of DeathAll Ages.Deaths at Ages.In Public Institutions.
0—1—2—5—15—25—45—65—
F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.f.M.F.M.f.M.F.M.F.M.f.M.F.
Enteric Fever22...............1.........1.....................1...
Smallpox...............................................................
Measles11666511343526141734........................1416
Scarlet Fever211............1............1..................11
Whooping Cough199103333241...........................5...
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup1367111......134............1......167
Croup...............................................................
Epidemic Influenza311417..................2......1...353710......
Erysipelas624....................................121212
Other Epidemic Diseases1...1.....................1..............................
Other Septic Diseases413.................................211......12
Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
A. Phthisis184998512...1132792239344013736444
Tub. Meningitis, A. Hydrocephalus189911311...46...1..................67
Other Forms of Tuberculosis3822162621626351...112......1711
Syphilis1789581...........................111...68
Cancer20189112...........................1510445940424343
Rheumatic Fever422.....................1......1...11.........1
Alcoholism1...1.......................................1............
Inflammation and Softening of Brain945...............1.....................12332
Cerebro-spinal Fever5...5...3.....................1...1...............4
Simple Meningitis33.................................1...1...1...2...
Cerebral Hæmorrhage612536....................................98162886
Apoplexy15213.......................................321011
Convulsions62423...............1........................12
Endocarditis11.....................1...........................1...
Heart Disease271121150...1............1...14911454965855059
Bronchitis175779812112112............22211239701820
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia7137341476716............21638101911
Lobar (Croupous) Pneu
monia3317161...11...11...23444641107
Pneumonia583226562233...3...16210465148
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs17134...............1............4...4...535...
Diseases of Stomach1367...........................111431244
Diarrhœa and Enteritis6338253019......12..................232...2216
Appendicitis312..................11...............1......11
Obstruction of Intestines228142...........................112834410
Cirrhosis of Liver15963425133
Nephritis and Bright's Disease493019............1...1...1......314713992
Tumours (N.-M.), &c.,
Female Genital Organs5...5.................................3...2.........5
Puerperal Fever6...6.................................6...............5
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition1...1.................................1..................
Congenital Defects20119107......1............1..................72
Premature Birth4325182518..........................................84
Developmental Diseases35221321131.......................................55
Old Age1093079..........................................30792035
Suicide963..............................134...1...1...
Overlaid in Bed11...1...................................................
Other Accidents and Violence64333134......24533...8647871813
Homicide22...1...........................1.....................
Execution...............................................................
Ill-defined Causes211......1....................................1......
All other Causes206111952...411222261614352849425339
All Causes205099710531551186546374933362444101112266230316418452406
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