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Paddington 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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causes of death at various ages in each sex.

Table: TABLE IV.Causes of Death: Borough—Sex and Age Distribution.1906.Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) forResidents dying beyond the Borough.L. G. B.

TABLE IV.

Causes of Death: Borough—Sex and Age Distribution.

1906.

Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for

Residents dying beyond the Borough.

L. G. B.

0—1—5—15-25-65 and upwards.All Ages.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFP
Small-pox.............................................
Measles3174...1• • •......• . .• • •...10616
Scarlet Fever1• • •7943• • •1...• • •. . •• • .12618
Epidemic Influenza .11• • •• • •• • •......13941682735
Whooping-cough214411. . •• • •...• • •• • •. • •7613
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup• • •• • •4410• • •• • •• • •...• • •151015
Croup .• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •. • •......• • •...• • .• • •• • •...
Enteric Fever...• • •• • •• • •...11231• • •• • •448
Diarrhoea, Dysentery302437• • •• • •......• • •1• • •1333366
Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis263333• • •• • •• • •...1. • .• • •...303666
Enteritis8321...• • •1...23. • •...13720
Other Continued Fevers• • •.........• • ..........• . •• • •...• • •...• • •
Syphilis43• • •• • •• • •• . •• • •...• • •2• • •• • •459
Erysipelas11• • •• • •• • •. • •• • •......122347
Puerperal Fever• • •• • •• • •• • .• • •• . •• • •...• • •3• • •• • •...33
Other Septic Diseases:—..
Stomatitis• • •...• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •...• • •• • •• • •. • •.........
Pyaemia11...• • •......• • •• • •1• • •• • •• • •213
Cellulitis• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •. . ..11...• • •1. . .1...22
Cancrum Orist • •• • •11. ....• • •• • •• • •• . •• • •• • •...i12
Infective Endocarditis• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •3• • •• • •• • .3...3
Angina Ludovici•...• • •. . .• • •• • •• • •. . .1• . •• • .• • •1• • •1
Septic Laryngitis• • •...• . .• • •• • •...• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • .• • •
Rheumatic Fever• • •• • •• • •.• •• • •111• • •3. . •• • •156
Tuberculosis of Meninges442334. . .21. • •• • •• . .101323
Tuberculosis of Lungs• • •• • •13• • •21287649559467161
Other Forms of Tuberculosis42 15312• • •• . •5613161632
Alcoholism• • •• • •• • •• • •...1 • • •• • •• • •64117512
Cancer1• • •• • •• • •12......3171243457107164
Premature Birth2123• • •...• •• • •• . .• • •• • •• • •• • •...212344
Developmental Diseases492025...• • •• • •• • •...• • •• • •• • •512576
Old Age• • •...• • •• • •• • •...• •• • •...227732775102
Meningitis253311...122• • •181220
Inflammation and Softening of Brain• • •...• • •• • •12...• • •34135914
Convulsions42• • •• . •• • .• . •• • •• • •• . .. . •• . •. . .426
Apoplexy• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •...• • •35447916
Cerebral Haemorrhage• • •• • •...• • •• • •• • •1. . .812911182341
Organic Diseases of Heart1• • •. • •• • •2• • •2115231012303666
Heart Disease• • •• • •• . •• • •• • •• . •131217511183149
Acute Bronchitis8911• • •• • •• • •• • •461112242852
Chronic Bronchitis• • •• • •• • .• • •. • •• • •......1349102236
Bronchitis...• • •• • •• •• • •• • •1• • •1391631304070
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia1• • •• . .1• • •• • •...174129817
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia7853• • •• • •...4516172239
Pneumonia3143• • •11• • •20877352055
Diseases of Stomach11• • •• •• • •. . ....17• • •3211415
Obstruction of Intestines.3• • •1• • •• • •11• • •32119413
Cirrhosis of Liver• • •• • •• • •• • •. . .• • •• • •• • •8141291625
Nephritis and Bright's Disease1• • •1 • • •• • •1• • •...• . •1915819293463
Tumours, &c , of Female Genital Organs• • •. . .• • •• • •• • •• . •• • •1 1. • •4• • •2• • •77
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition• • •• • •• • •• • •.......• • •. • •• • •6• • •. . .66
Accidents and Negligence6953112221536382664
Suicide —• • •• • •...• • •• • •• • •...95• • •• • •9514
Ill-defined Causes• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •...• • •11. . .. • .112
All other Causes44954107751535141126120246
All Causes1971566959213831323563602053198799641843