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Paddington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths at all ages.
TABLE V. Deaths at All Ages, Allocated to Wards and Registration Sub-Districts. 1903. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within the Borough, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying without the Borough.
| Causes of Death. | Wards. | Registration Sub-Districts. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park.* | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | West-bourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate West. | Lancaster Gate East. | Hyde Park | St. Mary. | St. John. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | 21 | 3 | |
| Whooping-cough | 11 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Other Continued fevers | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | l | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other Septic diseases | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 25 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 11 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ... | 3 | 23 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 4 |
| Cancer | 31 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 101 | 27 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 |
| Developmental Diseases | 10 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 27 | ... | 4 | 7 | 70 | 13 |
| Old Age | 6 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 18 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 7 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | l | ... | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 14 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 6 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 12 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 10 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 11 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 13 |
| Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 12 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | ... | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8 |
| "Heart Disease" | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | ... | 8 | 57 | 11 |
| All other Causes | 31 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 169 | 57 |
| All Causes | 237 | 353 | 244 | 349 | 470 | 51 | 60 | 154 | 1,376 | 305 |
* This Ward is co-terminous with the North-West Paddington Registration Sub-District.