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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 IV. Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1911. Numbers (Persons) in each Ward.
| Causes of Death. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | West-bourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate. | Hyde Park. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | East. | |||||||
| Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, A. Phthisis | 27 | 35 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 11 o | |
| Tub. Meningitis, A. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 16 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Simple Meningitis | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 a |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | l | ... | l | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Endocarditis | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 | 38 | 25 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Bronchitis | 11 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ... | 1 | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 19 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Tumours (N.-M.),&c., Fem. Gen. Orgs. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Defects | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Developmental Diseases ...... | 14 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| Old Age | 7 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Suicide | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Overlaid in Bed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Violence | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| All other Causes | 19 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 17 | |
| All Causes | 222 | 383 | 277 | 365 | 414 | 65 | 66 | 134 |
See p. 11 of the text as to correction of numbers and method of classification.