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Paddington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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phthisis.
More than half the cases occurred in Harrow Road and Church Wards. The cases
reported from different Wards. were:—
Queen's Park 34 (47) Church 102 (20)
Harrow Road 128 (OS) Lancaster Gate (West) 10 (4)
Maida Vale 55 (6) Lancaster Gate (East) 29 (6)
Westbourne 27 (35) Hyde Park 47 (13)
The number of houses invaded was 286 as compared with 139 in 1903.
| 1904. | 1903. | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses with 1 case each | 194 | 107 |
| „ 2 cases „ | 57 | 20 |
| „ 3 „ „ | 22 | 5 |
| „ 4 ,, „ | 10 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | |
| „ 6 „ „ | 1 | 1 |
| „ 7 „ „ | 1 | — |
TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
Phthisis (Consumption),—The deaths numbered 104 last year, or 12 more than in 1903.
Of the deceased persons 99 were males and 65 females. Reference to Tables IV. and V. in
the Appendix will furnish particulars as to sex.age distribution and as to numbers in the
Wards. Last year's total (1G4) was 11 below the decennial average, duly corrected for
increase of population. In St. Mary's Sub.District alone was the total for last year (112)
below the average (127). The nett mortality in the Borough was at the rate of 1T2, 0.08
above the rate for 1903. The decennial mean rate for the Borough (IT(i) was 0'04 higher
than that of last year—the reduction being due entirely to diminished mortality in St. Mary,
where the rate for last year was 1T6 as compared with a mean rate of 1.31. See below.
Phthisis : Death.rates Per 1,000 persons.
| Mean Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five years. | Five years. | Ten years. | ||
| 1904 | 1894.98 | 1899.1903 | 1894.1903 | |
| Borough | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.16 |
| St. Mary | 1.16 | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.31 |
| St. John | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.69 |
| North-West Paddington | 1.43 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 |
The data furnished by the Registrar-General give a mortality equal to 1.19 instead of
1.12, 0.13 in excess of the mean rate for the three years 1901.03. (See Table 14.) The local
rate was lower than the rates in the Adjoining Districts, with the exception of those of
Hampstead (0.83) and Willesden (1.06). These rates based on the total population of all ages
require to be adjusted for variations in proportions of sexes and ages. The necessarv factors
for this correction have been calculated, some by the Medical Officer of Health of the
County, others by the Department. The results obtained by the use of those factors will be
found in Tables 22 and 23. The relationship between density of population, housing conditions,
and mortality from phthisis is also indicated. With the exception of those of
Westminster and Hampstead (Table 22) all the rates for last year were slightlv higher than
the mean rates for 1901.03.
. Numbers for 1903 indicated in parentheses.