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Paddington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in local institutions. TABLE III. Deaths in Local Institutions. 1903.
| Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 204 | 399 | —† | 3 |
| 1894 | 165 | 347 | —† | 3 |
| 1895 | 204 | 332 | 17** | 1 |
| 1896 | 188 | 334 | 48 | 2 |
| 1897 | 192 | 262* | 63 | 2 |
| 1898 | 194 | 324 | 80 | 2 |
| 1899 | 255 | 280* | 69 | 2 |
| 1900 | 255 | 386 | 63 | 4 |
| 1901 | 238 | 317 | 92 | 5 |
| 1902 | 298 | 359 | 76 | 2 |
| Averages 1893-1902 | 219 | 334 | 70 Seven years. | 3 |
| 1903 | 317 | 342 | 82 | 2 |
* Closed part of year for repairs and alterations.
** Hospital open for part of year only.
† Hospital being re-built.
TABLE IIIA. Causes of Deaths in Institutions. 1903.
| Causes of Death. | Local Institutions. | Deaths of Residents recorded beyond the Borough. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital, and Nursing Homes. | Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board. | Special and General Hospitals. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | Elsewhere. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs. | 50 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 36 | 42 | 3 | 4 | ... | 20 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental-Diseases | 3 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 24 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents of Childbirth | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Violence | 8 | 43 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Suicides | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| All other Causes | 106 | 158 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 6 |
| All Causes | 317 | 342 | 82 | 15 | 26 | 79 | 45 | 11 | 20 |
| Non-Residents* | 17 | 260 | 61 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
* The deaths of 17 other non-residents took place either in the streets or houses in the Borough.