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deaths.
deaths registered locally numbered 2,103, or 148 fewer than last year, the deaths of males
numbering 1,071, and those of females 1,092. The gross death-rate* last year was 15.67, or
0.67 higher than that of 1901 (15.00), and 1.22 below the decennial mean rate (16.89). See
Table I., Appendix.
Of infants under 1 year, 474 (484)† deaths were recorded, equal to a mortality of 144
(144) per 1,000 births registered, as compared with a decennial mean rate of 155. At ages
1—5 years, 243 (211) deaths were recorded; 5—15, 72 (85); 15—25, 114 (73); 25—65, 836
(702); and at 65 and upwards, 572 (518). The principal causes of death registered during
1902 within the Borough were—
Infectious Diseases. Other Diseases or Causes.
Measles 79 (9) Croup 2 (0)
Scarlet Fever 1 (2) Cancer 149 (147)
Whooping Cough 21 (52) Bronchitis 208 (192)
Diphtheria and Membranous Pneumonia 208 (185)
Croup 23 (30) Other Respiratory Diseases 25 (27)
Enteric Fever 18 (8) Alcoholism 23 (15)
Epidemic Influenza 61 (38) Cirrhosis of Liver 32 (26)
Diarrhoea 61 (94) Premature Birth 75 (52)
Zymotic Enteritis 28 (49) Accidents 108 (101)
Puerperal Fever 5 (5) Suicides 17 (20)
Other Septic Diseases 19 (25)
Phthisis 141 (138)
Other Tubercular Diseases 74 (81)
The deaths in local public institutions numbered 735 last year, as compared with 652 in
1901, and a decennial average of (ill. (See Table I., Appendix.) The causes of death in the
various institutions are set out in Table III., Appendix.
Included in the 2,311 deaths registered within the Borough were 366 (324) deaths of nonresidents,
chiefly in public institutions. In institutions and other places outside the Borough
there were registered 207 (218) deaths of residents. (See Table III., Appendix.) By deducting
the former and adding the latter deaths, the nett total of deaths of residents during the year
is obtained, amounting to 2,152 persons, as compared with 2,057 in 1901, and a decennial
average of 2,270. (See Table I., Appendix.) The nett death-rate for 1902 was 14.58 per 1,000
inhabitants, compared with a rate of 14.26 in 1901, and a decennial mean of 16.14. In the
rest of this report, the deaths of residents only will be dealt with.
Of the 2,152 deaths of residents, 1,066 were deaths of males, equal to a mortality of 16.88
per 1,000 males of all ages, and 1,086 of females, equal to a mortality of 12.87 per 1,000
females. The deaths of residents in the three Registration Sub-Districts, were of St. Mary,
1,556, equal to a mortality of 16.20 per 1,000 persons; of St. John, 326, mortality, 9.54; and
of North-West Paddington, 270, mortality, 15.58. (See Table 11.) Distributing the deaths
according to Wards, it appears (Table 11) that the highest mortalities among males, females,
and persons were recorded in Church Ward (23.20, 16.98, and 19.95 respectively), and the
lowest in Lancaster Gate, West, Ward (10.36, 5.08, and 6.86 respectively). In 1901 the
lowest mortality, both sexes, was recorded in Lancaster Gate, East, Ward (7.67), and the
highest in Church Ward (18.37). The differences between the highest and lowest rate for
1901 and 1902 were—
Highest 1902, compared with highest 1901, an increase of 1.58.
Lowest 1902, ,, „ lowest 1901, a decrease of 0.81.
*See foot-note,* page 7.
†The figures in parentheses in these paragraphs indicate the returns for 1901.