Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive) page 4

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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deaths.
On distributing the deaths from all causes into age-groups (male and female), and
striking averages for the two quinquennial periods, the results set out in Table 3 are
obtained. While the number of deaths of persons at all ages during 11) 14-18 was 10 per cent.
above that for 1909-13, the increase for males was only 7 per cent. and that for females 12.
The highest increase in any age-group (persons) was 37 per cent. (group 20-25), and the
greatest decrease 6 per cent. (group 35-45). Among males the greatest increase was 29 per
cent. (group 65-75), and greatest decrease 11 per cent. (group 35-45). Among females the
greatest increase (48 per cent.) occurred at ages 20-25, and the greatest decrease (3 per cent.)
at ages 0—15.

Table: TABLE 3. Deaths: All Causes.

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TABLE 3. Deaths: All Causes.

		Age Groups.										All Ages.
		0-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	85-	All Ages.
					Annual Averages.
Males:	1909-13	289	11	14	50	77	105	134	131	82	19	912
Males:	1914-18	273	13	17	51	69	121	142	168	98	24	976
Females:	1909-13	238	15	16	50	73	104	115	153	150	61	975
Females:	1914-18	232	19	24	67	73	109	136	183	182	71	1096
					Index Numbers: 1914-18.
	Males	94	110	125	101	89	116	106	129	120	126	107
	Females	97	134	148	132	100	104	118	120	121	117	112
	Persons	90	126	137	116	94	110	111	124	120	119	110

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A complete analysis of the deaths of residents of the Borough for each of the years
1914-18 by cause, sex and age will be found in Tables V.A-E, Appendix. The annual
averages (persons, all ages), together with the Index Numbers for certain selected causes
will be found in Table 4.

Table: TABLE 4. Deaths : Persons, All Ages.

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TABLE 4. Deaths : Persons, All Ages.

Cause of Death.	Annual Averages.		Index Numbers *	Cause of Death.	Annual Averages.		Index Numbers.*
Cause of Death.	1909-13	1914 -18	1914-18	Cause of Death.	1909-13	1914-18	1914-18
Enteric Fever	4	3	68	Bronchitis	180	163	91
Measles	50	53	104	Pneumonia, Lobular	56	72	128
Scarlet Fever	7	5	74	„ Lobar	22	27	124
Whooping Cough	35	30	87	Pneumonia	65	68	105
Diphtheria	10	16	160	Other Dis. of Respiratory Organs	23	21	93
Epid. Influenza	37	102	277	Disease of Stomach	12	12	100
Erysipelas	4	5	124	Diarrhoea and Enteritis	8.3	69	82
Other Septic Diseases	8	5	89	Appendicitis	13	9	70
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary	145	165	114	Obstruction of Intestines	13	16	123
„ Meningeal	16	18	109	Cirrhosis of Liver	15	19	131
„ Other Forms	26	42	93	Nephritis	64	53	83
Syphilis	11	15	138	Congenital Defects	19	19	100
Cancer	170	198	117	Premature Birth	56	44	78
Rheumatic Fever	7	3	44	Developmental Diseases	58	37	63
Alcoholism	11	7	65	Old Age	103	109	106
Cerebral Haemorrhage	52	59	114	Suicide	16	15	97
Apoplexy	15	11	75	Overlaid in Bed	5	2	43
Convulsions	9	4	44	Accidents and Violence	50	77	155
Heart Diseases	166	249	149	Homicide	2	2	100

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* Averages 1909-13 = 100.

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Table: TABLE 3. Deaths: All Causes.

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Table: TABLE 4. Deaths : Persons, All Ages.

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