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Paddington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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20 diphtheria.
The 32 deaths recorded in the Borough last year comprised 16 of each sex. From the
following statement it will be seen that all rates for last year were below the corresponding
rates for 1901, except in the cases of males 5—15 years and 25 years and upwards.
Diphtheria.
Deaths. Death-rates.*
1902. 1901. 1902. 1901.
m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f.
0— 12—2 0.05 1.37 — 1.40
1— 8 9 19 9 1.58 1.75 3.80 1.80
5— 5 5 4 9 0.44 0.42 0.30 0.78
15— — — 1 — — — 0.07 —
25 and over 2 — — 2 0.05 — — 0.04
*per 1,000 estimated living at each age.
The bulk of the mortality occurs at ages under 15 years, and, for brevity's sake, rates
per 1,000 persons at those ages have been calculated for the Wards of the Borough, although
full information of ages at death, sex, &c., has been collated. From the following statement
it will be seen that in Lancaster Gate, East, Ward only, was there a higher mortality in 1902
than in 1901.
Deaths. Death-rates.*
1902. 1901. 1902. 1901.
Queen's Park 8 16 1.43 2.90
Harrow Road 9 12 1.04 1.45
Maida Vale 4 4 0.93 0.90
Westbourne 1 3 0.17 0.58
Church 6 9 0.74 1.15
Lancaster Gate (West) 1 1 0.90 0.92
„ (East) 2 — 2.03 —
Hyde Park 1 1 0.44 0.45
*per 1,000 persons aged 0—15 years.
Nothing is known of the ages and sexes of persons dying in the adjacent districts. Rates
based on the estimated numbers of persons living at ages under 15 years have been calculated.
The lowest rate was that of Kensington (0.46) and the highest that of Willesden (1.21). In
Westminster alone was there an increased mortality (0.80 in 1902, 0.59 in 1901).
Diphtheria.
Deaths. Death-rates.*
1902. 1901. 1902. 1901.
Paddington 33 66 0.91 1.88
London 1,159 1,330 0.82 0.97
Kensington 19 48 0.40 1.19
Westminster 29 21 0.80 0.59
Marylebone 27 33 0.95 1.17
Hampstead 10 20 0.51 1.07
Wilfesden 52 57 1.24 1.41
*per 1000 persons aged 0-15 years.
SCARLET FEVER.
BOROUGH. London.
1902. 1901. 1902. 1901.
Cases 359 503 18,269 18,421
Deaths 8 11 560 584
Morbidity 2.42 3.49 3.91 4.05
Fatality 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.1
Mortality 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.12