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Paddington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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notifications. TABLE 21. Dfath-Rates—Selected Causes, 1902. From Registrar-General's Quarterly Reports.
| All Causes | Small- Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Phthisis. | Infantile Mortality. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 14.63 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 1.04 | 132 | |
| London | 17.20 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.53 | 1.59 | 139 | |
| Kensington | 15.32 | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.44 | 1.28 | 148 | |
| Westminster | 16.06 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 1.79 | 136 | |
| St. Marylebone | 18.27 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 1.91 | 107* | |
| Hampstead | 10.79 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.84 | 87 | |
| Willesden | 13.05 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.68 | 135 | ||
Rates, other than Infantile Mortality, per 1,000 persons of all ages.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered.
*Correction required for births in Queen Charlotte's Lying-in-Hospital.
TABLE 22. Death-Rates—Selected Causes.
| All Causes | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whoop ing Cough | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Infantile Mortality. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1902 1892-01 | 16.3 17.9 | 0.08 0.01 | 0.38 0.39 | 0.15 0.15 | 0.23 0.27 | 0.29 0.36 | 0.13 0.18 | 0.38 0.75 | 133 154 |
| 76 Great Towns | 1902 | 17.4 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.54 | 145 |
| 100 Smaller Towns | 1902 | 15.3 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 135 |
| Rest of England and Wales | 1902 | 15.3 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 119 |
| London | 1902 1892-01 | 17.2 19.4 | 0.28 0.01 | 0.51 0.58 | 0.12 0.18 | 0.25 0.49 | 0.40 0.46 | 0.11 0.14 | 0.53 0.78 | 139 159 |
| Paddington* | 1902 1892-01 | 14.58 16.13 | 0.12 0.00 | 0.55 0.36 | 0.04 0.12 | 0.21 0.44 | 0.14 0.36 | 0.07 0.10 | 0.36 0.72 | 131 151 |
Rates, other than Infantile Mortality, per 1,000 persons of all ages.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered.
*Local Returns.