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Paddington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH.
TABLE III. Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1911. Sex-Age Distribution for Whole Borough.
| Causes of Death. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-65. | 65 and Upwards. | In Public Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f. | m. | f | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | F | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 50 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 25 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, A. Phthisis | 163 | 90 | 73 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 31 |
| Tub. Meningitis, A. Hydrocephalus | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 34 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 |
| 167 | 70 | 97 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 55 | 28 | 41 | 30 | 39 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 16 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Simple Meningitis | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage | 62 | 26 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Endocarditis | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 169 | 82 | 87 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 18 | |
| Bronchitis | 154 | 80 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 24 | 16 | 43 | 49 | 23 | 20 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 40 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 49 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 151 | 69 | 82 | 58 | 65 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 25 |
| Appendicitis | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 59 | 27 | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Tumours (N.-M.), &c., Female Genital Organs | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Congenital Defects | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 43 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Developmental Diseases | 69 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Old Age | 91 | 36 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | 55 | 16 | 19 |
| Suicide | 11 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Overlaid in Bed | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Violence | 50 | 27 | 23 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Homicide | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ill-defined Causes | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| All other Causes | 226 | 109 | 117 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 54 | 50 | 50 |
| All Causes | 1,926 | 951 | 975 | 209 | 178 | 83 | 65 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 373 | 331 | 228 | 338 | 370 | 320 |
See p. 11 of the text as to correction of numbers and method of classification.