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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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90
deaths in local institutions.
TABLE III.
Deaths in Local Institutions.
| Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary s Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 204 | 332 | 17** | 1 |
| 1896 | 188 | 334 | 48 | 2 |
| 1897 | 192 | 262* | 63 | 2 |
| 1898 | 194 | 324 | 80 | 2 |
| 1899 | 255 | 280* | 69 | 2 |
| 1900 | 255 | 386 | 63 | 4 |
| 1901 | 238 | 317 | 92 | 5 |
| 1902 | 298 | 359 | 76 | 2 |
| 1903 | 317 | 342 | 82 | 2 |
| 1904 | 327 | 300 | 92 | 1 |
| Averages 1895-1904 | 247 | 330 | 66 (Nine (years. | 2 |
| 1905 | 324 | 387 | 91 | 4 |
* Closed part of year for repairs and alterations. **Hospital open for part of year only.
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. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 3 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 38 | 43 | ... | 5 | ... | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | ... | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Old Age | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Violence | 12 | 46 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Suicides | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| All other Causes | 120 | 187 | 20 | 13 | l | 20 | 29 | 1 | 5 |
| All Causes | 324 | 387 | 91 | 25 | 13 | 79 | 49 | 5 | 15 |
| Non-Residents* | 5 | 294 | 65 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
* The deaths of 21 other non-residents took place either in the streets or houses in the Borough.