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Paddington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]

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Table: TABLE III. MALES. WHOLE PARISH. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1896. (53 weeks ended January 2nd, 1897.) Not it.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.

TABLE III. MALES. WHOLE PARISH. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1896. (53 weeks ended January 2nd, 1897.) Not it.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.

Cause of Death.AGES.All Ages.
0-1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
Classes.
I. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases61851447562342193
II. Parasitic Diseases
III. Dietic Diseases11518
IV. Constitutional Diseases1611814292232202241179
V. Developmental Diseases55..................1413881
VI. Local Diseases10745882232546057344431
VII. Deaths from Violence83345103321...42
VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes333............2............38
Totals281147333064749886885615972
I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE, OR ZYMOTIC DISEASE.
1.—Miasmatic Diseases.
Smallpoxa. Vaccinated....................................
b. Unvaccinated....................................
c. No Statement....................................
Measles15387........................60
Scarlet Fever...53........................8
Typhus.................................
Epidemic Influenza1............1...2.........2...10
Whooping Cough87...........................15
Diphtheria3263...1..................33
Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever..................1............1
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...113312............11
Other Miasmatic Diseases...1...........................1
2.—Diabbbceal Diseases.
Simple Cholera.....................1............1
Diarrhea, Dysentery296.....................1238