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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY. 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. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Measles | 4 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœeal Diseases | 27 | 24 | 4 | ... | 11 | 2 | 68 | 116 |
| Syphilis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 26 |
| Premature Birth | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 66 |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Dentition | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 56 |
| Convulsions | 7 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 25 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 81 |
| Accident and Violence | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 17 |
| Other Causes | 9 | 15 | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 36 | 45 |
| All Causes | 152 | 148 | 27 | 12 | 36 | 16 | 391 | 505 |
| Births Registered | 1,209 | 1,177 | 205 | 183 | 214 | 196 | 3,184 | 3,426 |
"m"—males. "f"—females "P"—persons of both sexes.
*Averages uncorrected: Factor for correction
3426 =
3184
0.929
TABLE 34.
Deaths Recorded. 1005.
| Lancaster Gate (E. and W.) | Church. | Rest of Borough. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | P. | M. | F. | P. | M. | F. | P. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| Premature Birth | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Dentition | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| Overlaid | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Accidents | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| All Causes | 5 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 150 | 121 | 271 |
| Births Registered | 85 | 78 | 163 | 398 | 362 | 760 | 1,198 | 1,178 | 2,376 |