Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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causes of death at various ages in each sex. TABLE IV. Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution. 1904. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within the Borough, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying without the Borough.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | 65 and Upw'rds. | All Ages. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | p. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Measles | 7 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 30 | 17 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 39 | 23 | 62 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 37 | 30 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 35 | 79 |
| Enteritis | 11 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Other Septic Diseases:— | |||||||||||||||
| Pyæmia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Stomatitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cellulitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 75 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 99 | 65 | 164 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 64 | 16 | 36 | 54 | 102 | 156 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 26 | 62 |
| Developmental Diseases | 46 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 41 | 91 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 29 | 70 | 29 | 71 | 100 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 43 | 78 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 50 | 66 | 116 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 24 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Deaths by Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Deaths fqpm III-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Cerebral H æmorrhage | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| " Heart Disease " | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 53 | 80 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 62 |
| All other Causes | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 127 | 111 | 238 |
| All Causes | 251 | 198 | 87 | 74 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 41 | 350 | 391 | 209 | 330 | 959 | 1055 | 2014 |