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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths at all ages.
TABLE V.
Causes of Death : All Ages, Persons.—In Wards and Registration Sub-Districts.
1906.
Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying
beyond, the Borough.
L.G.B.
| Wards.* | Registration Sub-Districts. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | VIII. | B. | C. | |
| Small-pox | • • • | • . • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | • • • | • • • | 15 | • • • |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Epidemic Influenza . | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | • • • | • • • | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | • • • | 5 | • • • | ... | • • • | 12 | ... |
| Croup | • • • | • • • | • • • | . . . | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | • • • |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 3 | • . • | 1. | 2 | 1 | • • • | • • • | 6 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 21 | • • • | • • • | 5 | 50 | 6 |
| Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | • • • | 2 | 4 | 49 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 3 |
| Other Continued Fevers | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | • • • | 4 | 2 | • • • | ... | ... | 7 | • • • |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | • • • | 1 | 2 | • • • | ... | ... | 6 | • • • |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | ... | • • • | 1 | • • • |
| Other Septic Diseases:— | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Stomatitis | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... |
| Pyaemia | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | • • • | ... | • • • | 3 | • • • |
| Cellulitis | ... | ... | • • • | ... | 1 | • • • | ... | • • • | 1 | 1 |
| Cancrum Oris | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | 2 | • • • | ... | • • • | 2 | • • • |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | • • • | 1 | • • • | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Angina Ludovici | ... | 1 | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | 1 | ... |
| Septic Laryngitis | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | • • • | 2 | • • • | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | • • • | • • • | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 20 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 124 | 17 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | • • • | ... | 26 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | • • • | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | • • • | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Cancer . | 13 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 118 | 33 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | • • • | 2 | 6 | 30 | 8 |
| Developmental Diseases | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | • • • | 1 | 8 | 57 | 10 |
| Old Age | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 71 | 23 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | • • • | 14 | 3 |
| Inflammation and Softeningof Brain | • • • | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | • • • | ... | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | • • • | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | • • • | • • • | 5 | • • • |
| Apoplexy | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | • • • | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 8 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 8 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 13 |
| Heart Disease | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | • • • | 2 | 5 | 30 | 7 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | • • • | 4 | 43 | 7 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 1 | 7 |
| Brrnchitis | 10 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 23 | ... | 1 | 3 | 53 | 7 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | • • • | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | • • • | 4 | 26 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 20 | ... | 1 | 4 | 47 | 7 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | • • • | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | . . . | ... | 11 | • • • |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | | 6 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 16 |
| Tumours, &c., of Female Genital Organs | 1 | 1 | 2 | • • • | 2 | ... | • • • | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Partu-rition | ... | • • • | 1 | 1 | 2 | • • • | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Accidents and Negligence | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 3 | • • • | 5 | 47 | 11 |
| Suicide | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Ill-defined Causes | 1 | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | 1 | • • • | • • • | 1 |
| All other Causes | 27 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 160 | 59 |
| All Causes | 206 | 319 | 251 | 297 | 486 | 58 | 57 | 169 | 1,320 | 317 |
* The Wards are— j 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.