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Paddington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. 37
TABLE 29. Inquests on Residents, 1902.
| Finding of Jury. | Registration Sub-Districts. | North-West Paddington. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | |||||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| Natural Causes | 32 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| By Misadventure | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| By Accident | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Suicide | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Murder | 3 | |||||
| Neglect | 1 | 1 | ||||
| "No evidence to show" | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 63 | 60 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
Deaths by Misadventure-(7)
Surgical narcosis, 2; suffocation by coal gas and carbon monoxide from anthracite stove,
one each; sulphonal poisoning, railway accident, and revolver shot, one each.
Deaths by Accident-(49)-
Vehicular traffic 8 Overlaid in bed 9
Railway „ 4 Burns, not conflagrations 4
Falls, various 15 Suffocated 3
Miscellaneous causes, 6.
Deaths by Suicide-(20)-all "of unsound mind" or "temporarily insane."-
By poison, 5 (Prussic Acid, 2 ; hydrochloric acid, oxalic acid, and laudanum one each.)
By hanging 5 By gunshot 3
By drowning 2 By cutting or stabbing 2
By jumping out of window 1 By jumping before train 1
Murder-(3)-
Newborn children found dead, 2. Adult woman killed by husband.
Open-(3)-
Overdose of laudanum-2 (m. 26, 57). Suffocation, no evidence as to cause-1 (f. 22).
DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.
During the year 735 deaths were recorded in the Public Institutions within the Borough,
viz., Workhouse, 51; Infirmary, 247; St. Mary's Hospital, 359; Children's Hospital, 76; and
Lock Hospital, 2. In addition there were 30 deaths recorded in nursing homes, making a grand
total of 765 deaths in places other than the homes of the deceased persons, 362 of the deceased
persons being non-residents. In institutions, &c., outside the Borough, 207 deaths of residents
of the Borough occurred. The deaths in local institutions were in excess of the averages, as
will be seen by Table III. Appendix. Details of the causes of death will be found in Table
III.a Appendix.
The deaths of residents in institutions may be grouped thus:-
In Poor Law Institutions 292 equal to 13.5 per cent. all deaths.
In Hospitals belonging to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board 52 „ „ 2. „ „
In Lunatic Asylums 55 ,, ,, 2. ,, ,,
In Hospitals supported by voluntary contributions 194 „ „ 9.0 „ „
The gross total of deaths in institutions of all classes was 593, equal to 27.4 per cent. of
all deaths. The proportions in the Wards ranged from 36 per cent. in Church Ward to 14 per
cent. in Lancaster Gate, East, Ward.