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Paddington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE 32. Cancer. Deaths recorded in 1900 compared with averages.
| Males. | St. Mary. | St. John. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891* to 1895 | 1896* to 1899 | 1900 | 1891* to 1895 | 1896* to 1899 | 1900 | |
| (5 yrs.) | (4 yrs.) | (5 yrs.) | (4 yrs.) | |||
| Nervous System | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Organs of Special Sense | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Respiratory System | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| Circulatory System | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Digestive System | 13 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Lymphatic System | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Urinary System | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Generative System | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Osseous and Muscular Systems | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cutaneous System | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Insufficiently located | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 20 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Females. | ||||||
| Nervous System | — | _ | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Organs of Special Sense | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Respiratory System | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Circulatory System | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digestive System | 17 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Lymphatic System | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Urinary System | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Generative System | 27 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Osseous and Muscular Systems | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Cutaneous System | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Insufficiently located | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 55 | 61 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 15 |
| Grand Totals | 75 | 91 | 104 | 34 | 32 | 25 |
* Annual average number of deaths.