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Paddington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.
A brief statement of the causes of accidents, &c., is appended.
| Injury at Birth | one each. | Poison | 2 | |
| Overlaid | Hanging | 1 | ||
| On Railway | Drowning | 2 | ||
| Suffocation | Cut Throat | 3 | ||
| Precipitation from Elevation | 1 | |||
| Vehicular Traffic | 7 | |||
| On Railway | 1 | At Birth. | ||
| Building Operations | 3 | |||
| Burns, Scalds | 9 | |||
| Overlaid | 11 | Drowning | 5 | |
| Suffocation | 2 | Not Stated | 1 | |
| Falls (various) | 13 | |||
| Otherwise | 1 | |||
DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.
The deaths during the year in local public institutions numbered 770, as compared with
an average of 692 for the preceding ten years. (Sec Table V., Appendix). There were in
addition 41 deaths in nursing homes in the Borough. The deaths of non-residents in the local
institutions numbered 320, and those of residents in out-lying institutions, 205. (See Table VI.,
Appendix). The nett total of deaths of residents in public institutions was 655, as compared
with 597 in 1906, and 578 in 1905. Last year's total was equal to 32.5 per cent. of all deaths,
as compared with 29.8 for the five years 1902-06. The proportions of deaths of residents in
each Ward are given below:—
Percentages of all Deaths.
| 1907. | 1902-06. | 1907. | 1902-06. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park | 32.3 | 31.8 | Church | 40.0 | 36.5 |
| Harrow Road | 30.4 | 26.3 | Lancaster Gate, West | 26.3 | 21.7 |
| Maida Vale | 29.4 | 27.1 | „ East | 23.4 | 19.9 |
| Westbourne | 32.0 | 27.8 | Hyde Park | 28.7 | 26.8 |
From the foregoing figures it will be seen that increased proportions of deaths of residents
of all Wards took place in institutions, the greatest increase (4.6) having been recorded in
Lancaster Gate, West, Ward, and the least (0.5) in Queen's Park.
Dividing the institutions according to the sources of their incomes (see below) it is found
that the greatest increase has to be recorded as occurring in Poor Law Institutions (increase
2.0 per cent.), the proportion of deaths in the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board
being only 0.1 below the average.
| Deaths. | Percentages of all Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | 1907. | 1902-06. | |
| Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board | 27 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Poor Law Workhouses and Infirmaries... | 357 | 17.7 | 15.7 |
| Lunatic Asylums | 59 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Hospitals and Homes (excluding Nursing Homes) | 212 | 10.5 | 9.6 |