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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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92 deaths at all ages.
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.1 | Registration Sub-Districts.† | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | VIII. | B. | C. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 3 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 25 | ... | 1 | 2 | 57 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 |
| Whooping-cough | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ... | 6 | 32 | 8 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery ...... | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 3 |
| Enteritis ... ... ...... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas ... ... ..; | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stomatitis ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Pyaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cellulitis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | 1 | 11 |
| Angina Ludovici ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... |
| Septic Laryngitis ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 13 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 100 | 23 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Alcoholism ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Cancer | 16 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 105 | 28 |
| Premature Dirth | 5 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | ... | 1 | 4 | 46 | 7 |
| Developmental Diseases | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 12 |
| Old Age | 15 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 23 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Inflammation andSofteningof Brain | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5 | |
| 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 9 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 18 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 13 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 13 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | 13 | 5 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 11 |
| 6 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 14 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 14 |
| Tumours, &c., of Female Genital Organs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Accidents and Negligence | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 13 |
| Suicide | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | l | 7 | 3 |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All other Causes | 22 | 52 | 35 | 57 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 189 | 48 |
| All Causes | 221 | 396 | 257 | 338 | 448 | 77 | 76 | 148 | 1,397 | 343 |
* The Wards are— † The Registration Sub-Districts are—
I.—Queen's Park. V.—Church. A.—North-West Paddington, co-terminous
II.—Harrow Road. VI.—Lancaster Gate (West). with Queen's Park Ward.
III.—Maida Vale. VII.—Lancaster Gate (East). B.—St. Mary.
IV.—Westbourne VIII.—Hyde Park. C.—St. John.