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Paddington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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increase of 49.0 per cent, above the mean rate for the
five years 1886-90, and one of 18.1 per cent above that
for the years 1891-95.
The deaths of residents of North Paddington
numbered 55, equal to a death-rate of 0.59 per 1,000
of all ages, whilst the deaths of residents of South
Paddington numbered 12, equal to a rate of 0.35.
The mortalities prevailing in the three age-groups 0-1,
1-5, and 5-15 during the four years 1893-96 are given
in Table 24.
TABLE 24. Death-rates from Diphtheria, 1893-1896, at ages under 15 years.
| Age-Group. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0-1 - | ,1896 | 2.30 | 22.1 | 2.70 | 2.60 | - | - |
| 1895 | 1.57 | — | 1.83 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | 2.39 | — | 2.80 | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 3.22 | 1.55 | 3.79 | 1.84 | — | — | |
| 1896 | 5.64 | 4.44 | 5.75 | 4.86 | 5.09 | 2.43 | |
| 1895 | 3.57 | 3.04 | 3.74 | 3.66 | 2.68 | — | |
| 1894 | 4.97 | 7.05 | 5.72 | 8.26 | 1.32 | 1.27 | |
| 1893 | 4.34 | 4.23 | 3.59 | 4.32 | 7.91 | 3.78 | |
| 5-15- | 1896 | 0.29 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.91 |
| 1895 | 0.60 | 0.94 | 0.74 | 0.94 | — | 0.96 | |
| 1894 | 0.72 | 2.30 | 0.63 | 2.30 | 1.10 | 1.90 | |
| 1893 | 0.83 | 1.16 | 0.89 | 1.21 | 0.54 | 0.94 | |
Per 1,000 estimated living in each age-sex-group.
1896—4 deaths at ages over 15 years.
1895 -1 death „
1894—3 deaths ,,