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Paddington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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TABLE 27.—Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
| Paddington. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5 & over | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Quarter 1st | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, 2nd | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| ,, 3rd | 11 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| ,, 4th | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Year | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
Causes of Death.
| 0—1. | 1—6. | 5 & o'er | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Zymotic Diseases | Measles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whooping cough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Constitutional Dis. | Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Developmental | Premature birth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Local Diseases | Convulsions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gastro-enteritis | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other intestinal complaints | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accident & Violence | Fractures & Contusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suffocation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ill-defined Causes | Atrophy & debility | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |