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Paddington 1907
[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 III.
Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution.
1907.
Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for
Residents dying beyond the Borough.
| Cause of Death. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 65 and upwards. | All Ages. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | P. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 4 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| Whooping-cough | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis | 17 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| Enteritis | 9 | 1 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Other Septic Diseases— | |||||||||||||||
| Stomatitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Pyaemia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cellulitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| T uberculosis— | |||||||||||||||
| ,, of Meninges | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| „ of Lungs | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 55 | 157 |
| „ (other forms) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 17 | 20 n | 37 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | 8 | 10 | ||
| ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 47 | 52 | 30 | 47 | 79 | 99 | 178 | |
| Premature Birth | 47 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 25 | 72 |
| Developmental Diseases | 40 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 25 | 66 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 75 | 30 | 75 | 111 |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | • 9 • | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 45 | 79 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 79 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 64 | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| 13 | 7 | — 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 72 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 14 | ... | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| Tumours, &c , of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 |
| Accidents and Negligence | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Ill-defined Causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| All other Causes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 150 | 131 | 281 |
| 219 | 135 | 113 | 87 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 384 | 348 | 236 | 366 | 1020 | 994 | 2014 | |
| „ 1906 | 197 | 156 | 69 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 356 | 360 | 205 | 319 | 879 | 964 | 1843 |