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Paddington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in local public institutions.
TABLE VI. Deaths in Local Public Institutions, 1911.
| Causes of Death. | Workhouse. | Infirmary. | Lock Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Home of Compassion. | Nursing Homes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Acute Phthisis | 1 | 52 | ... | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Tub. Mening., A. Hydroceph. | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 12 | ... | 4 | 10 | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 7 | 29 | ... | 1 | 46 | 4 | 8 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Simple Meningitis | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | 5 | 19 | ... | 1 | 21 | ... | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 22 | 17 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... |
| 8 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | ... | 38 | ... | 9 | ... | ||
| Appendicitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 | ... | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 7 | 17 | ... | 1 | 18 | ... | 1 |
| Tumours (N.-M.), &c., Fem. Genital Organs | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Defects | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Developmental Diseases | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Old Age | 17 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Violence | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 57 | ... | 2 |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 19 | 24 | ... | 10 | 78 | 1 | 12 |
| All Causes | 105 | 293 | 9 | 56 | 383 | 8 | 39 |
| Non-residents | 5 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 285 | 8 | 22 |