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Paddington 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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infantile mortality. 37
The mortality among males in the Borough was at the rate of 125 per 1,000 births, that
for females 109. In Table 28 particulars are given of the numbers of deaths and mortalities
at various ages under one year in the three Sub-Districts, and in Table 13 the
number of deaths under one year in each Ward. The mortalities in the Wards cannot be
calculated as the births are not known. The death-rates per 1,000 estimated living under
one year of age in the Borough will be found in Table 14. Although not a reliable guide,
the rates may be considered satisfactory.
TABLE 28. Deaths and Mortalities at ages under One Year. 1903.
| Registration Sub-Districts | Weeks. | Months | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 0— | 1— | 3— | 6— | 9— | 1903. | 1902. | 1901. | |||||||||||
| Deaths : — | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| St. Mary | 29 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 169 | 136 | 204 | 121 | 186 | 168 |
| St. John | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
| North-West Paddington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | G | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 27 |
| Mortality* :— St. Mary | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 135 | 110 | 161 | 102 | 141 | 138 |
| St. John | 15 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 127 | 120 | 50 | 98 | 102 |
| North-West Paddington | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 106 | 90 | 178 | 140 | 152 | 121 |
* Par 1,000 births of each sex registered in each district.
Comparing the local rate with those of the adjoining Districts (Table 15), or with those
for the whole County and its three main divisions (Table 10), the local rate stands well,
being even on the higher rate obtained from the Registrar-General's returns (118) third on
the list of the Districts in Table 15 and the lowest of all given in Table 16.
The causes of death are indicated in Table 29. It will be seen that the number of
deaths from each cause was below the average, except in the case of " measles " (26 cases
last year, compared with an average of 11), "whooping cough" (24 against 22), "injury at
birth" (3 deaths, average 2), and "rickets," (2 deaths, average 1). There was a very notable
reduction in the number of deaths from " diarrhæeal diseases" (62 deaths recorded, the
average being 113).