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Paddington 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
The deaths were equal to a mortality of 0'09 per 1,000 persons of all ages, the mean rate
for 1901-05 being 0.25. According to the figures published by the Registrar-General the local
rate was 0'08, equal to that of Marylebone, above that of Hampstead (0*02) but below all
the others. (Table 10.) Correction for sex-age makes no change in the order. (Table 18.)/
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TABLE 19.
Whooping Cough.
| Ages. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1 | 9 | 3 1 | 4— | 5 | 13 | 15— | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Cases | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 1 | - | 1 | l |
| Deaths | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fatality per 100 cases known— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 28.5 | 40.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | 44.4 | 46.1 | 15.1 | 42.8 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | - | 1-7 | 2-9 | - | |||||
| 1904 | 8.3 | 40.0 | 21.0 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| 1903 | 60.0 | 35.3 | 24.1 | 39.3 | 10.3 | 15.0 | — | 2.2 | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | 50.0 |
TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
Phthisis Pulmonalis (Consumption).—The deaths increased from 136 in 1905 to 161 last
year, and the nett mortality from 0*92 to 1*09. The deaths comprised 94 of males and 67 of
females, as compared with 78 and 58 respectively in the previous year. The deaths during
the past year have been tabulated according to sex and age of deceased and locality of
residence (Ward) in Tables IV. and V. in the Appendix.
The increased mortalitv occurred at ages above 25 years, as may be seen from the appended tabulation of the rates for last year in comparison with the means for the five
years 1901-05 :—
| Ages. | 0— | 15— A | 25 | 65— A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Rates for 1906 | 0*05 | 0-27 | 0*92 | 0*43 | 2-49 | 1*12 | 2-05 | M0 |
| Mean rates, 1901-05... | 0T4 | 0-12 | 0*93 | 0*57 | 2-28 | 1-06 | 1-76 | 1-07 |
To secure greater uniformity in the comparison with other districts ( Table 10) the rates
obtained from the Registrar-General's reports have been used. The rate for last year (0*12)
is below the rates for the adjacent districts, except those of Hampstead (0*60) and Willesden
(0*96). After 44 correction " (Table 20) the local rate for last year (1*05) is lower than all
the other rates except that ot Hampstead (0*65). On the other hand, the rates for the
Borough and W illesden for last year are the onlv two in excess of the means for 1901-05.
The highest nett rate recorded in the Wards of the Borough was that of Church Ward
(1*67), and the lowest that of Lancaster Gate, East (0*25). Last year's rates were above the
means in five of the Wards, the exceptions being those of Lancaster Gate, West (0*35,
mean 0*41) and East (0*25, mean 0*49) and Harrow Road Wards (0*92, mean 0*94). The
44 corrected " rates will be found in Table 20. In Church Ward only was the corrected rate
in excess of the " standard."