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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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50 infantile mortality.
Mortality among Illegitimate Children.—The deaths of these registered in the Borough
numbered 39 last year, 12 of them being non-residents. From outside districts 7 other deaths
were returned, making the nett total 34. The number of deaths of children under one year
was 30, as compared with 58 in 1903. The mortality per 1,000 births registered within the
Borough was 197, the rate for 190-1 having been 347. The mean rate for the four years
1901-04 is 290, 99 in excess of that of last year. The corresponding rates for legitimate
children are—1905, 113; mean, 120. The rates for last year, calculated on the births as
fully corrected as possible, are given below, in contrast with similar rates for legitimate
children.
Infantile Mortalities. Deaths and Births fuilly corrected.
| Illegitimate. | Legitimate. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | ||
| 1905 | 223 | 113 | 172 | 122 | 108 | 115 | |
| Mean, 1 1901-04 | 217 | 240 | 226 | 126 | 103 | 116 | |
Particulars as to sex, ages, causes of death, &c., of illegitimate children are appended below :— Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
| Age at Death | St. Mary. | 1905. St. John. | North-West Paddington. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| years. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | |
| 1— | 3 | l | – | – | – | – |
| 5— | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1005 | 14 | 11 | 5 | – | 4 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 1003 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1902 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Causes of Death.
| 0— | 1— | 5— | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Measles | 1 | – | – | – | — | – |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | – | — | – | — | – |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 3 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Syphilis | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tubercular Diseases | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Developmental Diseases | 4 | 3 | – | – | — | – |
| Convulsions | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Heart Disease | — | – | – | – | – | – |
| Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Overlaid in Bed | — | 1 | – | – | — | – |
| Accident and Violence | — | – | – | – | — | – |
| Other Causes | — | — | – | – | – | – |
| All Causes | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Inquests were held touching 4 deaths. | ||||||
Occupations of Mothers.
| Domestic Service | 20 | Commercial Employments | 13 | |
| " Servant" | 4 | Dressmaker | 5 | |
| Cook | 2 | Laundress | 3 | |
| General Servant | 7 | Actress, Barmaid, | each 1 | |
| Housemaid | 2 | Artists' Model, Tailoress | ||
| Charwoman | 4 | Machinist, | ||
| Lady's Maid | 1 | No occupation | 1 |