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Paddington 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

Published
1906
Author
Dudfield, Reginald.
Pages
204
Tables
111

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  • Page 1
    TABLE 1. Estimated Population. 1905.
  • Page 2
    TABLE 2. Meteorological Elements.
    Months.Means at 9 a.m.Extreme Temperatures.Rain.Sunshine.
    Barometer reduced to sea levelThermometer.Shade.Max. in Sun.Min. on Grass.Depth of Inches.No. of Days.Number of Hours.Number of Days.
    Dry Bulb.Wet Bulb.Maximum.Minimum.
  • Page 3
    TABLE 3. Births and Birth.Rates. 1905.
    Births.Borough.Registration Sub.Districts.
    St. Mary.St. John.North.West Paddington
  • Page 3
    Birth.Rates, Per 1,000 persons of all ages.
    Mean Rates.
    1905.1895.1899.1900.1904.1895.1904.
  • Page 4
    TABLE 4. Births. 1905.
    All Births.Rates.Illegitimate Births.Per cent, of All Births.
    Per 1,000 persons.Per 1,000 females, 15.45.
  • Page 4
    TABLE 5. Births and Birth.Rates.* 1905.
    Births Registered.Birth.rates.
    Per 1,000 persons at all ages.Per 1,000 females aged 15.45 years.
  • Page 5
    Births of Illegitimates. (Including those in Outlving Hospitals).
    Borough.St. Mary.St. John.North.West Paddington.
  • Page 5
    Birth.rates : Borough. Per 1,000 females (15.45) of each class.
    All Births. Married Females.Legitimate Births. Married Females.Illegitimate Births. Unmarried Females.
  • Page 7
    TABLE 6. Notifications.
    Borough.London.Notification Rates.
    19051904Differences. *19051904Differences. *Borough.London.
    1905190419051904
  • Page 7
    TABLE 7. Notifications, 1905. (Compiled from Registrar.General's Quarterly Reports).
    Pad. dington.London.*Kensington.Westminster.Marylebone.Hampstead.Willesden
  • Page 8
    TABLE 8. Sickness Rates. Per 1,000 persons of all ages. (Based on the figures (for 1905) given in Table 8.)
    Paddington.London.Kensington.Westminster.Marylebone.Hampstead.Willesden.
    Smallpox1905Mean1905Mean1905Mean1905Mean1905Mean1905Mean1905Mean
  • Page 8
    Distributing the cases according to the Wards in which the patients resided (Table 9) a general reduction in the cases of the various diseases is to be noted. The principal exceptions are:—
    Cases.
    Disease.Ward.1904.1905.
  • Page 8
    TABLE 9. Notifications, 1905. Distributed according to Wards. Numbers for 1904 shown (italics).
    I. Queen's Park.II. Harrow Road.III. Maida Vale.IV. West. bourne.V. Church.VI. Lancaster West.VII. Gate. East.VIII. Hyde. Park.
  • Page 9
    TABLE 10. Notifications, 1905. Distributed according to sexes and ages of patients.
    Ages.Smallpox.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Fevers.
    Scarlet.Enteric.Continued.Puerperal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.F.
  • Page 11
    TABLE 11. Deaths and Death-rates. All causes, all ages.
    Deaths. All causes, all ages. 1905.Death-rates. Per 1,000 of all ages.
    1905.Mean-rates, 1901-04.
    Males.Females.Persons.Males.Females.Persons.Males.Females.Persons.
  • Page 11
    In general the rates for last year were below the corresponding mean rates, the exceptions being—
    Males.1905.Mean.Females.1905.Mean.
  • Page 12
    TABLE 12. Death-rates. At all ages, persons. Compiled from the Quarterly Reports of the Registrar-General.
    All CausesSmallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough."Fever"Diar-rhœal Dis.Phthisis.Other Tub. Dis.Cancer.Infantile Mortality.
  • Page 13
    TABLE 13. Corrected Death-rates.
    Standard Rate.Corrected Rate, 1905.Difference from Standard.Mean Corrected Rate, 1901-04.Difference (1905) from Mean.
  • Page 14
    TABLE 14. Death-rates. All causes.
    Sex.Age.Period.Borough.Registration Sub-Districts.Wards.
    St. Mary.St. John.North-West Paddington.*Harrow Rd.Maida Vale.Westbourne.Church.Lancaster Gate (West).Lancaster Gate (East).Hyde Park.
  • Page 14
    SMALL-POX.
    Borough.London.
    1905.1901.1903.1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 15
    Appended are the usual Vaccination statistics kindly supplied by Mr. House, the Vaccination Officer:— Vaccination Returns.
    Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Died Unvaccinated.Per cent. of Births. Cols. 2, 3, & 4.Vaccination Postponed.Certificates under Act granted for.Remaining (not traced, &c.)*Per cent, of Births. Cols. 0, 7, & 8.
    Cols.123456789
  • Page 15
    DIPHTHERIA. (Including Membranous Croup.)
    Borough.London.
    1905.19041903.1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 17
    Diphtheria. Mortality rates per 1,000 persons of all ages.
    Mean Rates.
    1905.1895-18991900-1904.1895-1904.
  • Page 18
    TABLE 15. Diphtheria.
    District.Cases Notified.*Cases to Hospital.Hospital Cases Percent. of Notified Cases.Deaths.Fatalities. Per cent. Cases
    At Home.At Hospital.At Home.At Hospital.
  • Page 18
    TABLE 16. Corrected Mortality—Diphtheria.
    Standard Rate.Correction Factor.Corrected Rates.Differences, 1905, from
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.Standard Rate.Mean Rate.
  • Page 18
    SCARLET FEVER.
    Borough.London.
    1905.1904.1903.1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 20
    The 277 cases reported were from 225 houses, distributed thus:—
    1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 20
    Scarlet Fever. Mortality per 1,000 persons of all ages.
    Mean Rates.
    1905.1895-991900-041895-1904.
  • Page 21
    TABLE 17. Scarlet Fever.
    Cases Notified.*Cases to Hospital.Hospital Cases Per cent. of Notified Cases.Deaths.Fatalities percent. cases.
    At Home.At Hospital.At Home.At Hospital.
  • Page 21
    TABLE 18. Corrected Mortality—Scarlet Fever.
    Standard Rate.Correction Factor.Corrected Rates.Differences, 1905, from
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.Standard Rate.Mean Rate.
  • Page 22
    "FEVER." (Including Typhus, Enteric and Continued Fevers).
    Borough.London.
    1905.1904.1903.1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 22
    Cases Notified. Averages, corrected and adjusted.
    1905.1895- 99.1900—1904.1895—1904.
  • Page 22
    The greatest diminution occurred in the second quarter of the year, and the least in the fourth, as may be seen from below:-
    Quarters1234
  • Page 23
    Enteric Fever. Per1,000 persons of all ages. Mean Rates.
    19051895-991900-041899-1904
  • Page 23
    TABLE 19. Enteric Fever.
    District.Cases Notified*Cases to Hospital.Hospital Cases Per cent. Notified Cases.Deaths.Fatalities
    At Home.At Hospital.per cent, cases.
    At Home.At Hospital.
  • Page 24
    TABLE 20. Corrected Mortality—Enteric Fever.
    Standard Rate.Correction Factor.Corrected Rates.Differences, 1905, from
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.Standard Rate.Mean Rate.
    London0.14-0.040.08-0.10-0.04
    Paddington0.140.996350.020.06-0.12-0.04
    Kensington0.141.018530.070.06-0.07†0.01
    Westminster0.150.934410.010.07- 0.14- 0.06
    Marylebone0.140.985520.030.06- 0.11- 0.03
    Hampstead0.140.996770.040.06- 0.10- 0.02
    Willesden0.140.998870.060.05- 0.08† 0.01
  • Page 25
    Cases continued to occur in the house at intervals until the end of December. The dates of the successive cases are set out below:—
    Patient.Sickened.Removed to Hospital.Disinfection carried out.Notes.
  • Page 26
    SEPTIC DISEASES1Puerperal Fever.
    Borough.London.
    1905.1904.1903.1905.1901.1903.
  • Page 27
    Puerperal Fever. Morbidity rates per 1,000
    Females aged 15-45.Births registered.
    1905.1904.1905.1904.
  • Page 27
    Puerperal Fever: Death-rates. Mortality per 1,000
    Females aged 15-45 years.Births registered.Fatality per 100 cases notified.
    1905.1904.1905.1904.1905.1904.
  • Page 27
    Rates per1,000 Births. (Corrected.)
    1904.1905.
  • Page 28
    Mortality in Childbed. Per1,000 births registered.
    Paddington.London.Kensington.Westminster.Marylebone.Hampstead.Willesden.
  • Page 28
    Other Septic Diseases : Death-rates. (Including Erysipelas.) Per 1,000 persons.
    Mean Rates.
    1905.1895-99.1900-04.1895-1904.
  • Page 29
    The fatality for each sex—per 100 known cases—has been:—
    1905Male, 2.9Female, 4.2
  • Page 29
    The Ward distribution of cases and the corresponding fatalities for the past three years are given below
    C.D.F.C.D.F.
  • Page 30
    (average 1.7). The frequency of multiple infections is further shown by the following tabulation:—
    1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 30
    TABLE 21. Measles: 1905.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Ages.
    0-1-2-3-4-5-13-15-
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 31
    Measles: Death-rates Per1,000 persons.
    Mean Rates.
    1905.1895-99.1900-1904.1895-1904.
  • Page 31
    TABLE 22. Corrected Mortality—Measles.
    Standard Rate.Correction Factor.Corrected Rates.Differences, 1905, from
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.Standard Rate.Mean Rate.
  • Page 33
    The first point is the fact that death occurs usually very early in the attack. The fatal cases for the past three years have been specially tabulated to show this. (See below.)
    Per cent. of all fatal attacks.
    Duration of Illness.1903.1904.1905.1903.1904.1905.
  • Page 34
    Whooping Cough.
    Quarters1905.
    1234Year.Corrected Totals.
  • Page 35
    The respective fatalities, per 100 known cases, were—
    Males.Females.Persons.
  • Page 35
    The Ward distribution of cases and deaths is appended:—
    C.d.F.C.d.F.
  • Page 35
    The 540 cases occurred in 302 houses (average l.6 per house). In 1903 the average was 1.8, and, in 1904, 2.0. The numbers of multiple infections are given below:—
    1905.1904.1903.
  • Page 35
    TABLE 23. Whooping Cough: 1905.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Ages—Years.
    0—1—2—3—4—5—13—15—
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 36
    Whooping Cough: Death-rates Per 1,000 persons.
    1905.Mean Rates.
    1895-991900-041895-1904
  • Page 36
    TABLE 24. Corrected Mortality—Whooping Cough.
    Standard Rate.Correction Factor.Corrected Rates.Differences, 1905. from
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.Standard Rate.Mean Rate.
  • Page 37
    Phthisis: Death-Rates Per 1,000 persons.
    1905Mean Rates.
    1895-991900-041899-1904
  • Page 37
    TABLE 25. Phthisis Mortality.
    Wards.Percentage of total Population, 1901.Recorded Rates.Standard Rate.Corrected Rates.
    "Overcrowded."Living in homes of less than 5 rooms.
    1905.Mean, 1901-04.1905.Mean, 1901-04.
  • Page 38
    TABLE 26. Phthisis Mortality.
    istrict.CENSUS, 1901.Death-rates.
    Persons per Acre.Percentage of total Population.
    "Overcrowded."Living in homes of less than 5 rooms.Standard Rate.Corrected Rates.
    1905.Mean 1901-04.
  • Page 39
    Consumption. Occupations of Deceased Persons. 1905.
    Occupation.MF.Occupation.M.F.
  • Page 40
    Other Tubercular Diseases: Death-rates Per 1,000 persons.
    1905Mean Rates.
    1895-19001900-041895-1904
  • Page 40
    Cancer: Deaths from.
    Ward.19051904190319021901Ward.19051904190319021901
  • Page 41
    Cancer: Death-rates Per 1,000 persons.
    1905Mean Rates.
    1895-991900-19041895-1904
  • Page 41
    TABLE 27. Cancer: Death-rates
    Wards of Borough.Standard.1905.Mean Corrected. 1901-04.
    Recorded.Corrected.
  • Page 41
    TABLE 28. Cancer: Death-rates.
    District.Standard.1905.Mean Corrected. 1901-04.
    Recorded.Corrected.
  • Page 42
    TABLE 29. "Cancer." 1905.
    Organ, &c., Affected.Registration Sub-District.
    St. Mary.St. John.North-West Paddington.
    C.O.C.O.C.O.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 43
    Deaths from "Alcoholism."
    Males.Females.
    1901190219031904190519011902190319041905
  • Page 43
    Alcoholism: Death-rates Per 1,000 persons.
    1905Mean Rates.
    1895-991900-19041895-1904
  • Page 44
    Infantile Mortality: Persons. Per 1,000 Births registered in each district.
    1905Mean Rates.
    1895-991900-19041895-1904
  • Page 45
    TABLE 30. Infantile Mortalities. Deaths and Births fully corrected.
    Births Registered.Deaths under One Year.Mortality.Proportional Mortality.
    M.F.P.M.F.P.M.F.P.
  • Page 45
    TABLE 31. Deaths of Infants under One Year. 1905.
    Wards.Males.Females.
    Dys.Wks.Months.Dys.Wks.Months.
    0-71-41-33-66-99-120-71-41-33-66-99-12
  • Page 46
    TABLE 32.
    Wards.Males.Females.
    Dys.Wks.Months.Dys.Wks.Months.
    0-71-41-33-06-99-120-71-41-33-66-99-12
  • Page 47
    TABLE 33.
    Registration Sub-Districts. 1905.Borough.
    St. Mary.St. John.North-West Paddington.1905.Averages,* 1895-1904
    M.F.M.F.M.F.P.P.
  • Page 47
    TABLE 34. Deaths Recorded. 1005.
    Lancaster Gate (E. and W.)Church.Rest of Borough.
    M.F.P.M.F.P.M.F.P.
  • Page 48
    TABLE 35. Infantile Mortality Per 1,000 Births, after full correction.
    Name of Area.Births.Deaths.Infant Mortality.
  • Page 49
    The causes of death were as follow, distinguishing manner of feeding:—
    Natural.Artificial.Mixed.
  • Page 50
    Infantile Mortalities. Deaths and Births fuilly corrected.
    Illegitimate.Legitimate.
    Males.Females.Persons.Males.Females.Persons.
  • Page 50
    Particulars as to sex, ages, causes of death, &c., of illegitimate children are appended below :— Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
    Age at DeathSt. Mary.1905. St. John.North-West Paddington.
    years.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 50
    Causes of Death.
    0—1—5—
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 50
    Occupations of Mothers.
  • Page 51
    TABLE 30. Inquests, 1905.
    Finding of Jury.St. Mary.St. John.North-West Paddington.
  • Page 53
    TABLE 37. Report of the Work of the District Inspectors during the year 1905.
    Inspection of Dwelling Houses.Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses.To Regulate Keeping of Animals.
    Drainage, &c.Water Supply.Dust Receptacles.Miscellaneous.
    No. of Complaints received."House-to-House."On Complaint or after Illness.Cellar Dwellings.Re-inspection of all kinds.Entire Reconstruction.Drains Relaid, Trapped, or Ventilated.Waste Pipes Disconnected.Rain-water Pipes Disconnected.W.C's.,New Provided, Repaired, &c.Soil Pipes Ventilated.Services Separated.Supplies Reinstated.Cisterns, New, Provided.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Cistern Overflows Disconnected.New, Provided.Repaired, &c.Drains Cleared, Flushed, &c.Houses or Rooms Cleansed, Whitewashed, &c.Cases of Overcrowding Abated.Cellar Dwellings Closed.Yards and Areas Paved and Drained.Manure Receptacles Reconstructed, &c.;Accumulations Removed.Improperly-kept Removed.
  • Page 54
    In 1904 the visits in connection with infectious illnesses numbered 4,652; in 1903, 4.145 and 1902, 3,341. The numbers for each quarter of the three last years are given below :—
    Quarter1234
  • Page 55
    District
    Grand Junction.West Middlesex.
  • Page 56
    TABLE 38. Borough Schools, 1905. Notified Diseases.
    Name of School.Residents in Borough.Residing beyond . Borough.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
  • Page 57
    TABLE 39. Borough Schools, 1905. Other Diseases.
    Name of School.Measles.Chicken-pox.Yr.Whooping Cough.
    QuartersYr.Quarters.Quarters.Yr.
    123412341234
  • Page 58
    Closure was enforced on ten occasions in nine schools, 5 Orders being issued by the Council. The other closures were directed by the Education Committee of the County Council. Particulars are given below.
    School.Class-room.Date of Closure.Duration.Disease.
  • Page 58
    Pradically all non-resident scholars come from either Willesden or Kensington. From those Districts 44 returns were received last year compared with 69 in 1905.
    Willesden.Kensington.
  • Page 59
    The result of the 132 examinations were as follows:—
  • Page 60
    The following table gives a comparative statement of the above work during the past five years :—
    1001.1902.1903.1904.1905.
  • Page 64
    TABLE 41. Factories, Workshops, and Work-places. 1905.
    No. of Premises.No. of Rooms.Employees.Totals.
    Women.Young Persons.Men.
  • Page 65
    TABLE 42. Workshops, &c., Inspections. 1905.
    Miss O'Kell. *Miss Nicolas. *Mr. Wansbrough. †
  • Page 68
    TABLE 43. Particulars as to Numbers of Tenements and Inhabitants therein, registered during 1905.
    Rooms to Tenement.Group of Streets.12345678
    TP10TP10TP10TP10TP10TP10TP10TP10
    10P10P10P10P10P10P10P10P
  • Page 69
    TABLE 44. Sanitary Defects Remedied in Registered Houses.
    19041905.
  • Page 71
    TABLE 45.
    Rates per 1,000 persons.
    1904.1905.
    Registered Streets.Rest of Borough.Registered Streets.Rest of Borough.
  • Page 72
    TABLE 46. Clarendon Street Area. Morbidity and Mortality Rates per 1,000 persons, except otherwise stated.
    Clarendon Street Area.Rest of Borough.
    Mean Rates.1905.Mean Rates.1905.
    1896-1900.1901-04.1896-1900.1901-04.
  • Page 74
    TABLE 47. Rents paid in Houses let in Lodgings. All Registered Houses.
    Homes comprisingWeekly Rents.Totals.Landlords' Rooms.Empty Rooms.Shops and Stores.
    1/62/-2/63/-3/64/-4/65/-5/66/-6/67/-7/6 & upw'ds.
  • Page 74
    TABLE 48. Showing Increases in Rentals in the Clarendon Street Area.
    Rooms per Tenement.Rent per Week.Total. Tenements.
    Up to 2/62/63/-3/64/-4/65/-6/-6/67/-7/6 & upw'ds.
  • Page 80
    TABLE 49.
    Numbers of places where Food is sold:— Butchers83Milkshops and Dairies172
  • Page 80
    Defects found and remedied:—
    Milkshops and Dairies.*Restaurants and Eating Houses.Premises occupied by Ice Cream Makers.
  • Page 82
    TABLE 50. Summary of Articles submitted to the Public Analyst during the year 1905.
    Total.Found Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
  • Page 85
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1905.
    Under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.Fine.Costs.
    Section 4.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 86
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1905. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899.
    Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 88
    APPENDIX. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1905 and Ten Previous Years. L. G. B.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    19345678910111213
  • Page 90
    TABLE III. Deaths in Local Institutions.
    Year.Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary.St. Mary s Hospital.Children's Hospital.Lock Hospital.
  • Page 90
    TABLE IIIa. Causes of Deaths in Institutions. 1905.
    Causes of Death.Local Institutions.Deaths of Residents recorded beyond the Borough.
    Workhouse and Infirmary.St. Mary's Hospital.Children's Hospital.Lock Hospital, and Nursing Homes.Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board.Special and General Hospitals.Lunatic Asylums.Poor Law Institutions.Elsewhere.
  • Page 91
    TABLE IV. Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution. 1905. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying beyond the Borough. L. G. B.
    0—1-0—15—25—65 and upwards.All Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.p.
  • Page 92
    TABLE V. Causes of Death: All Ages, Persons.—In Wards and Registration Sub-Districts. 1905. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying beyond, the Borough. L.G.B.
    Wards.1Registration Sub-Districts.†
    I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.B.C.
  • Page 93
    TABLE VI. Deaths of Infants under One Year. Corrected for Non-Residents, &c., and distributed under Causes, Sex and Age. 1905. L. G. B.
    Weeks.Months.Totals.
    0—1—2—3—0-1—2_3—4—5-6—7—8—9—10—11—
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 94
    TABLE VII. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances. H.O.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.