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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths.
The corrected numbers of deaths of males and females at all ages in the Borough and its
Sub-Divisions are given in Table 11., with the "nett" rates based thereon, and the
corresponding mean rates for the four years 1901-04. The corrected numbers of deaths
in each Registration Sub-District during the past ten years are given in Table II., Appendix.
| 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. | ||
In general the rates for last year were below the corresponding mean rates, the exceptions being—
| Males. | 1905. | Mean. | Females. | 1905. | Mean. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There were very satisfactory decreases from the mean in the rates for Church Ward,
where the highest rates were recorded last year. Last year's rates for this Ward were, also,
considerably below those for 1904—Males 16.86 (17.09), Females 15.97 (18.44), Persons
16.39 (17.80).
In comparison with the Metropolis and the Adjacent Districts (Table 12), the local
"nett" rate was below all rates except those for Hampstead (9.31) and Willesden (11.55).
The reduction from the four year mean was highest in Marylebone (1.40) and lowest in
Paddington (0.43).