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Paddington 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in local institutions.
TABLE III.
Deaths in Local Institutions.
| Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1396 | 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 | 360 | 92 | 1 |
| 1905 | 324 | 387 | 91 | 4 |
| Averages 1896-1905 | 259 | 335 | 76 | 3 |
| 1906 | 314 | 356 | 98 | 7 |
| * Closed part of year for repairs and alterations. | ||||
TABLE IIIa.
Causes of Deaths in Institutions.
1906.
| 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 or Metropolitan Asylums Board. | Special and General Hospitals. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | Elsewhere. | |
| Small-pox | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Measles | 1 | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | • •. | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | 16 | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Influenza | • • • | . . . | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping-cough | . . . | 1 | 1 | ... | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Enteric Fever | * 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .... |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 14 | 3 | 12 | ... | • • • | ... | ... | • . • | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | • • • | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | • • • | .... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 55 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 9 | • • • | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 15 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | 36 | 40 | 1 | 10 | ... | 18 | ... | • • • | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | • • • | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | .... | • • • |
| Developmental Diseases | • • • | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Old Age | 34 | • • • | • • • | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | •. • t | • • • |
| Bronchitis | 40 | 6 | • • • | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | • • • |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 25 | 13 | • • • | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 6 | • • • | 1 | ... | 4 | • • • | • • • | • • • |
| Accidents of Childbirth | • • • | 1 | • • • | • • • | ... | 1 | • • • | • • • | • • • |
| Accidents and Violence | 5 | 44 | 7 | • • • | ... | 3 | • • • | • • • | 3 |
| Suicides | 2 | 6 | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | 5 |
| All other Causes | 83 | 166 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| All Causes | 314 | 356 | 98 | 41 | 35 | 83 | 43 | 11 | 25 |
| Non-Residents* | 78 | 254 | 73 | 28 | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • |
| * The deaths of 22 other non-residents took place either in the streets or houses in the Borough. | |||||||||