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Paddington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in local institutions.
TABLE V.
D eaths in L ocal I nstitutions.
| Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 194 | 3241 | 80 | 2 |
| 1899 | 255 | 280 | 69 | 2 |
| 1900 | 255 | 386* | 63 | 4 |
| 1901 | 238 | 317 | 92 | 5 |
| 1902 | 298 | 359 | 76 | 2 |
| 1903 | 317 | 342 | 82 | 2 |
| 1904 | 327 | 360 | 92 | 1 |
| 1905 | 324 | 387 | 91 | 4 |
| 1906 | 314 | 356* | 98* | 7 |
| 1907 | 347 | 332 | 88 | 3 |
| Averages | 287 | 344 | 83 | 3 |
| 1898-1907 | ||||
| 1908 | 373 | 351 | 91 | — |
* Closed part of year for repairs and alterations.
TABLE VI.
Causes of Deaths in Institutions. 1908.
| Causes of Death. | Local Institutions. | Deaths of Residents recorded beyond the Borough. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital, and Nursing Homes. | Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board. | Special and General Hospitals. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | Elsewhere. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 55 | 8 | 2 | 10 | ... | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 19 | 15 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| 38 | 48 | 2 | 12 | ... | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 42 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Accident and Violence | 5 | 51 | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Suicide | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| All other Causes | 109 | 157 | 36 | 18 | ... | 32 | 26 | 5 | 10 |
| All Causes | 373 | 351 | 91 | 47 | 30 | 102 | 42 | 13 | 30 |
| Non-Residents* | 9 | 265 | 67 | 30 | |||||
* The deaths of 29 other non-residents took place either in the streets or houses in the Borough.
Total deaths of non-residents—400.