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Paddington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS.
As to the figures in Table 16, the local rate from "All Causes" (13.14) was the lowest
of all, the rate for "100 Smaller Towns" (14.6) being next lowest. The other rates will be
referred to under their respective headings.
TABLE 15. Death-Rates—Selected Causes, 1903. From the Registrar-General's Quarterly Reports.
| All Causes | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | "Fever." | Diarrhœal Dis. | Phthisis. | Infantile Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 13.20 | ... | 0.27 | 0.66 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.44 | l.06 | 118 |
| London | 15.11 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 1.54 | 129 |
| Kensington | 13.83 | ... | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.59 | 1.24 | 145 |
| Westminster ... | 13.59 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 1.68 | 123 |
| St. Marylebone | 16.30 | ... | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 1.82 | 95* |
| Hampstead | 9.94 | ... | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.73 | 87 |
| Willesden | 12.07 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.06 | 0.50 | 0.88 | 117 |
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 Lying.in.Hospital. According to Annual Return of the
Medical Officer of Health the corrected rate is 142 per 1,000 births of residents registered in the Borough.
TABLE 16.
| All Causes | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whoop ing Cough | "Fever' | Diar. rhœal Dis. | Infantile Mortality. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1903 | 15.4 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.27 | o.io | 0.50 | 132 |
| 1893.02 | 17.6 | 0.20 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 0.76 | 158 | |
| 76 Great Towns | 1903 | 16.3 | 0.03 | 0.36 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 144 |
| 1902 | 17.4 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.54 | 145 | |
| 100 Smaller Towns... | 1903 | 14.6 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.43 | 135 |
| 1902 | 15*3 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 135 | |
| Rest of England and Wales | 1903 | 14.8 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 118 |
| 1902 | 15.3 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 119 | |
| London | 1903 | 15.1 | o.oo | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 129 |
| 1893.02 | 18.7 | 0.42 | 0'55 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 157 | |
| Paddington* | 1903 | 13.14 | ... | 0.26 | 0.06 | o.io | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.57 | 108 |
| 1893.02 | 16.13 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 1.02 | 149 |
Rates, other than Infantile Mortality, per 1,000 persons of all ages ; Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered.
* From Returns prepared by the Department.
The rates given in Tables 15 and 16 are calculated on the total populations and require
to be corrected for the variations in the proportions of males and females at the different
ages. The necessary factors for the Metropolitan Boroughs have been published by the
Medical Officer of Health of the County, and corresponding factors have been calculated for