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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths at all ages. TABLE V. Deaths Allocated to Wards and Registration Sub-Districts. Persons—All Ages. 1904. Correctedfor Non-Residents dying within the Borough, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying without the Borough.
| Causes of Death. | Wards. | Registration Sub-Districts. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park.* | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | West-bourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate West. | Lancaster Gate East. | Hyde Park | St. Mary. | St. John. | |
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 22 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 8 |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 1 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 12 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ... | 1 | 5 | 60 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 1 |
| Other Continued fevers | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Septic diseases | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 24 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 112 | 28 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Cancer | 12 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 96 | 48 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 12 |
| Developmental Diseases | 13 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 9 |
| Old Age | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 17 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Inflammation andSofteningof Brain | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 12 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 13 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 10 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 18 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 9 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 19 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 20 |
| Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 6 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 13 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | 19 | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 13 |
| " Heart Disease " | 4 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 10 |
| All other Causes | 24 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 161 | 54 |
| All Causes | 249 | 402 | 260 | 310 | 482 | 68 | 66 | 177 | 1,420 | 345 |
| * This Ward is co-tenninous with the North-West Paddington Registration Sub-District. | ||||||||||