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Paddington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING.
3.04; 1910, 1.00; increase 204 per cent.), and "pulmonary tuberculosis" (rates, 1911, 249;
1910, l.50; increase 66 per cent.). In the " Rest of the Borough " increases were noted in both
the diseases, 79.0 per cent. from " diarrhœal diseases," and 275 from " pulmonary tuberculosis."
In both divisions of the Borough there were higher rates from the "other tuberculous diseases."
Although more cases of diphtheria were reported in the " Registered Streets " last year, the
mortality from that cause was reduced from 0.33 to 0.11 per 1,000. In the "Rest of the
Borough " the mortality was higher last year, rising from 0.02 to 0.07 per 1,000.
TABLE 49. Registered Streets : Morbidity and Mortality Statistics.
| Disease. | Registered Streets. | Rest of Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | |
| Morbidity*— | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1.33 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 0.80 |
| Erysipelas | 1.44 | 1.68 | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.88 | 2.74 | 1.54 | 1.67 |
| Enteric (and Continued) Fever | 0.27 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| All Diseases | 5.21 | 6.03 | 3.91 | 3.32 |
| Mortality*— | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2.05 | 2.01 | 0.18 | 0.31 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.77 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Diphtheria | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Enteric Fever , | 0.05 | — | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 3.04 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 0.43 |
| Erysipelas | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0.05 | — | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Phthisis) | 2.49 | 1.50 | 0.94 | 0.80 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| Alcoholism | 0.05 | — | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.20 | 1.18 | |
| Premature Birth | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Developmental Diseases | 1.05 | 1.34 | 0.52 | 0.34 |
| Bronchitis | 2.16 | 2.29 | 0.92 | 1.01 |
| Pneumonia | 1.60 | 2.46 | 0.68 | 0.78 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 0.22 | — | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Suicides | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Other Causes | 8.26 | 7.82 | 5.46 | 5.06 |
| All Causes | 24.67 | 22.08 | 11.89 | 11.21 |
* Rates per 1,000 persons.
Clarendon Street Area.—Ten years having elapsed since the presentation of the Special
Report (August, 1901) on the housing conditions, &c., in this area, it is proposed to submit in
the early autumn a further report contrasting the conditions found at the enumeration of 1911
with those noted in 1901. The proposed report will also give comparative vital statistics for
the periods 1896-1901 and 1906-11. For the sake of continuity the figures usually given in
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