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Paddington 1910

[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: TABLE III.Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution.1910.Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) forResidents dying beyond the Borough. L.G.B.

TABLE III.

Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution.

1910.

Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for

Residents dying beyond the Borough. L.G.B.

Cause of Death.Age at Death.All Ages.
0—1—5 —15—25—65—
m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.Persons.
191019091908
Small-pox...................................................
Measles26342516.........1......3738753636
Scarlet Fever......3121..................5271415
Epidemic Influenza1.........12...177391219317263
Whooping-cough10711511..................2213353611
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup......41...3...............14591116
Croup...................................................
Enteric Fever............1......111......22434
Diarrhoea, Dysentery91011...............2...41017272937
Epidemic, Zymotic Enteritis8862...............1......141125923
Enteritis5811...1......21...1812202123
Other Continued Fevers—
Cerebro-Spinal Fever...............1.....................112...
Mumps.............................................1...
Syphilis74............1...14......9817811
Erysipelas........................12......12345
Puerperal Fever...........................2.........2222-
Other Septic Diseases —
Pyæmia1.....................11......21324
Infective Endocarditis............1.........12......22432
Cancrum Oris.....................1...............11...1
Cellulitis...........................1122243...
Carbuncle........................1.........1...11...
Stomatitis.............................................1...
Septic Pneumonia................................................1
Rheumatic Fever............2.........12......325......
Tuberculosis —
„ of Meninges312242...1...1......97161714
„ of Lungs...122111175141827354127161149
„ (other forms)2451131144...11314272627
Alcoholism........................441...549119
Cancer............1221385928346996165156185
Premature Birth4020..............................4020605655
Developmental Diseases362434........................3928678193
Old Age...........................139873988127117105
Convulsions111...........................2131314
Meningitis32...21............2......46101311
Inflam & Softg. of Brain1.....................3519514191921
Apoplexy........................5549914231920
Cerebral Hæmorrhage........................111011122299444/41
Organic Diseases of Heart............141117197162640665358
Heart Disease............1...12121613142732598175
Bronchitis1314431.........191748498583168206176
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia......2.........1165...399182426
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia513862.........21692329525649
Pneumonia9465......2...2013494131728674
Diseases of the Stomach21............115612910192010
Obstruction of the Intestines........................25...22791110
Cirrhosis of the Liver........................47...14812816
Nephritis and Bright's Disease..................2...1916782824527245
Tumours, &c , of Female Genital Organs...........................2...1...3388
Accid. and Dis. of Parturition.....................3...7.........10101110
Accident and Negligence223672...1139472927565171
Homicide................................................1
Suicide..................2...731...103132217
Ill-defined Causes.................................1...1138
All other Causes4...14569661504035113101214248236
All Causes, 19101641309771343527283193352273233689271795
190916514669762429302739936723639692310411964
19081981508669182832203763542253409359611896