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Paddington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS AT ALL AGES.
TABLE IV.
Causes of D eath : A ll A ges, P ersons.— I n W ards.
L.G.B.
| Cause of Death. | Oueen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | West-bourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis | ... | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | ... | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers— | ... | ... | ||||||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mumps | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases— | ... | ... | ||||||
| Pyæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancrum Oris | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Infective Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Septic Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||||
| Of Meninges | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Of Lungs | 29 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Forms | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases | 14 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 25 | ... | 3 | 10 |
| Old Age | 9 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Inflammation andSofteningof Brain | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | ... | 2 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tumours, &c., of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accident and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Negligence | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Homicide | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 28 | 42 | 34 | 50 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| All Causes— 1908 | 225 | 381 | 249 | 343 | 435 | 64 | 53 | 146 |
| 1907 | 235 | 398 | 292 | 337 | 470 | 72 | 64 | 146 |