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Paddington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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MORTALITY OF CHILDHOOD.
deducting the deaths at ages between one and two years from the last result, and carrying
the balance (survivors, aged 2-3 years) to the next year, and so on. It was thought that the
numbers of survivors at each age would understate the number living, but it has been found
that if all the survivors between one and five years of age be added together, the total
considerably exceeds the estimated numbers of living at those ages, as derived from the last
census. Thus in 1905, the first year for which the calculation has been made, the total
survivors aged one to five years, was 11,730, and the estimated number living, 10,168; a
difference of 1,562, or 15 per cent. In 1906 the survivors numbered 11,603, and 1907, 11,575,
the estimated numbers living being 10,238 and 10,308 respectively.*
The mortality rates based on the numbers of survivors are given in Table 28, last year's
rates being contrasted with the means, as indicated. It will be seen that the rate for
children aged one year is (taking the mean) less than one-third that for children under one;
that for children aged two years, a good less than one-half that for children aged one year;
that for children aged three years, rather more than half that for children aged two; and
that for children aged four years, about two-thirds of that for children aged three. With
the exception of that for the first year of life, all last year's rates were above the means, but,
owing to the absence of data for several of the ages, no importance can be attached to the
differences.
TABLE 28.
Mortality in Childhood. Per 1,000 survivors. Paddington.
| Ages. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | Means. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under One Year | 130.03 | 125.00 | 111.94 | 129.84 | 118.52 | 107.42 | 110.41 | 118.54 |
| One Year | ? | 40.40 | 38.60 | 28.27 | 30.22 | 25.78 | 36.82 | 33.85 |
| Two Years | ? | ? | 18.82 | 13.04 | 12.37 | 8.62 | 17.29 | 13.21 |
| Three „ | ? | ? | ? | 7.30 | 8.34 | 6.43 | 8.69 | 7.36 |
| Four „ | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4.90 | 3.15 | 6.13 | 4.02 |
Note. Means.—First two years of life, for 1902-06 ; third, 1903-0G ; fourth, 1904-06; fifth, 1905-06.
An attempt has also been made to determine the mortality rates for the same ages in
each Ward, separating the sexes. The data for this work were first obtainable in 1905, and
hence only two ages could be dealt with. (See Table 29.) It appears to be desirable to
reserve all comments until further data shall have been collected.
The cause of death at each age are set out in Table 30. It is anticipated that much
useful information will be afforded by such figures when a sufficiently long period has been
covered.
* The differences in the mortality from all causes among children aged 1-5 years, calculated on the estimated
numbers living and the total survivors, were as follow :—
1905 on estimated living 18.09 on survivors 15.69
1906 „ „ 12.50 „ 11.03
1907 „ „ 17.85 „ 15.89