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Paddington 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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other diseases. 35
The Medical Officer of Health of the County has calculated the factors necessary to
correct recorded death-rates from " cancer " for the sex-age-constitution of the population of
the Metropolitan Boroughs. In Table 26 will be found the recorded and corrected rates for
the Borough and the adjacent districts for the last three years. The recorded and corrected
rates for last year, with one or two exceptions, are in excess of the standard rates.
The usual Table of the parts affected, distinguishing the principal forms of "Cancer," is
appended (Table 27).

Table: TABLE 27. " Cancer." 1903.

TABLE 27. " Cancer." 1903.

St. Mary.St. John.North-West Paddington.
C.O.COC.O.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
1. Nervous System, Brain....................................
2. Organs of Special-Sense, Ear..................................
3. Respiratory System, Larynx............1......................
Lung11............1...............
4. Circulatory System....................................
5. Digestive System, Tongue3.........2...1...1.........
Glamls of Mouth......1...........................
[?phagus41...1............2.........
Stomach .81...14......52......
Intestine .36...............1...1...
Rectum34...11......12.......
Liver55.........4......2.........
Pancreas2.........1.......... . .......
Peritoneum11.........1.......... . .......
Omentum .1.....................11......
6. Lymphatic System.212..................1......
7. Urinary System...........................1
8. Generative System, Ovaries.........1...1..................
Uterus...12...1...3......4......
External Organs.........1........................
Breast...10...4...3...2......
9. Osseous & Muscular Systems1...1.........1...1.....!...
10. Cutaneous System....................................
11. Insufficiently described11...1............1.........
Totals.35534951831141331

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" C." includes Cancer (31 deaths), Carcinoma (83 deaths), Malignant Disease (24 deaths).
" O." includes Sarcoma (8 deaths), Scirrhus (5 deaths), Epithelioma (6 deaths), Rodent Ulcer and Cancerous
Cystic Fibroma (1 death each).
" M."—Males. " F."—Females.
OTHER DISEASES*
Influenza.—The 26 (62) deaths from this disease were equal to a rate of 0.17 (0.41)
per 1,000 persons, 0.30 less than the decennial mean. In St. Mary's Sub-District the deaths
numbered 21 (47) (rate 0.22 (0.48), or 0.26 less than the mean), in St. John, 3 (rate 0.08 (0.22),
or 0.40 less than the mean), and in North-West Paddington, 2 (rate 0.11 (0.40), or 0.26
less than the mean).
Respiratory Diseases.—The deaths from bronchitis (160) and pneumonia (141) numbered
301 (395) and were equal to a rate of 2.05 (2.35) per 1,000 persons, being 0.75 less than the
* " Diarrhoea " deaths will be considered under " Infantile Mortality." For particulars as to deaths at various
ages and each Ward, see Tables IV. and V. in the Appendix.
| The italic figures in parentheses indicate the numbers or rates for 1902.