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Paddington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE 24. Canckr : Death-rates.
| District. | Standard. | 1904. | Mean Corrected. 1901.03. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded. | Corrected. | |||
| London | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.97 |
| Paddington | 0.98 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
| Kensington | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| Westminster | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| Marylebone | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| Hampstead | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.02 |
| Willesden | 0.71 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 1.00 |
With the exceptions of those for Kensington and Marvlebone, all the rates for last year
were above the mean rates for 1901.03. The mean rates for London, Hampstead and
Willesden are higher than the respective "standard" rates.
Correction factors for the Wards of the Borough have been calculated by the Department
during the past year. The use of these factors make the rates given in Table 25 strictly
comparable with those in the preceding table.
TABLE 25. Cancer : Death-rates.
| Wards of Borough. | Standard. | 1904. | Mean Corrected. 1901.03. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded. | Corrected. | |||
| Queen's Park | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 1.23 |
| Harrow Road | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.94 |
| Maida Vale | 1.01 | 1.29 | 1.11 | 0.83 |
| Westbourne | 1.17 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 0.82 |
| Church | 0.87 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 0.99 |
| Lancaster Gate West | 1.02 | 1.54 | 1.32 | 0.94 |
| Lancaster Gate East | 1.02 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.67 |
| Hyde Park | 1.07 | 1.94 | 1.57 | 0.76 |
The highest "recorded" rate was that of Hyde Park Ward (1.94), and the lowest that
of Harrow Road (0.59). After correction the rate of the former Ward still remains the
highest (1.57), but the rate of Lancaster Gate East (0.53) becomes the lowest. The
"corrected" rate was higher than the "standard" in Maida Vale, Church, Lancaster Gate
West, and Hyde Park Wards.