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34 CANCER.
The mortality last year was at the rate of 0.37, or 0.03 less than in 1902. The mean
rates, etc., are given below :—
Other Tubercular Diseases.
Death-rates.
Mean Rates.
Five years. Five years. Ten years.
1903 1893-97 1898-1902 1893-1902
Borough. 0.37 0.58 0.50 0.54
St. Mary 0.38 0.70 0.56 0.63
St. John 0.23 0.27 0.26 0.26
North-West Paddington 0.53 0.56 0.68 0.62
"CANCER."
The deaths from the various forms of malignant disease numbered 159, being 25 more
than in 1902 (134), 11 more than 1901, 7 more than in 1900, but 6 less than in 1899. The
deaths last year were 19 in excess of the decennial average, and 25 in excess of the average
for the five years 1893-97.
Of the 159 deceased persons, 04 were males and 95 females—101 persons (both sexes)
being residents of St. Mary's Sub-district, 27 of St. John's, and 31 of North-W est Paddington.
(The numbers for the Wards will be found in Table V. Appendix, and the ages at death in
Table IV.)
The mortality last year was 1.08 per 1,000 persons, being 0.18 in excess of the rate for
1902. The rates for the Sub-Districts are compared with the mean in the appended
statement :—
Cancer.
Death-rates.
Mean Rates.
Five years. Five years. Ten years.
1903 1893-97 1898-1902 1893-1902
Borough 1.08 0.91 1.00 0.95
St. Mary 1.16 0.93 1.04 ... 0.98
St. John 0.80 0.94 0.98 ... 0.96
North-West Paddington 1.83 0.73 0.84 ... 0.78
Thus, there was an increased mortality as compared with the mean rates, and a very
marked increase (probably temporary only) in North-West Paddington, where last year's rate
(1.83) was more than three times as large as the rate in 1902 (0.51).
TABLE 26.
Cancer.
Mortality Rates.
Standard
Rates.
1901.
Recorded. Corrected.
1902.
Recorded. Corrected.
1903.
Recorded. Corrected.
London
0.87
0.88
0.88
0.93
0.93
1.01
1.01
Paddington
0.98
1.03
0.92
0.96
0.8G
1.08
0.96
Kensington
1.02
1.12
0.9G
0.89
0.76
1.04
0.89
Westminster
0.96
0.83
0.76
1.07
0.98
0.99
0.90
Marylebone.
0.99
1.04
0.92
1.10
0.97
1.24
1.09
Hampstead
0.92
0.96
0.91
1.11
1.05
1.23
1.6
Willesden.
0.71
0.74
0.91
0.79
0.97
0.91
1.2
* Calculations for this District made by the Department.