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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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34
TUBERCULOSIS.
The mortality rates for the Wards of the Borough are given below.
Tuberculosis : Mortality.
Per 1,000 persons of all ages.
Queen's Harrow Maida Lancaster Gate, Hyde
Park. Road. Vale. Westbourne. Church. West. East. Park.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
1914 1.46 1.38 0.98 0.98 1.50 0.21 — 0.71
1913 1.42 1.01 0.91 1.17 1.54 0.74 0.36 0.62
1909-13 1.15 1.18 0.92 1.17 1.30 0.34 0.29 0.67
All other Forms.
1914 0.19 0.41 0.23 0.21 0.28 0.21 0.12 0.08
1913 0.43 0.25 0.12 0.08 0.31 — 0.12 0.15
1909-13 0.35 0.33 0.26 0.24 0.52 0.02 0.05 0.20
Standardised mortality rates (i.e., rates corrected for differences in the sex-age composition
of the populations) have been calculated for pulmonary tuberculosis and will be found in
Tables 12 and 13.
In Table 24 the deaths of persons certified for the first time during the year have been
distributed on the same lines as the notifications. A distribution according to occupations will
be found in Table 25.
During the past year 21 persons who had been certified to be definitely tuberculous, and
6 who were suspected to be so, died from causes other than tuberculosis. Particulars of these
deaths are set out in the following statement.
During the past year 21 persons who had been certified to be definitely tuberculous, and
6 who were suspected to be so, died from causes other than tuberculosis. Particulars of these
deaths are set out in the following statement.
Sex.
Age at
Death.
Year
Notified.
Date of
Death,
1914.
Died at
Cause of Death.
Notes.
Notified as Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
M.
34
1914
Nov. 17
Home
Acute bronchitis
F.
6
1912
April 6
”
Sarcoma of kidney
F.
56
1914
Feb. 22
”
Valvulardisease of heart, duration
unknown: Pleurisy
F.
46
1914
Nov. 14
”
Bronchitis
Certified three times as pulmonary
tuberculosis
M.
5
1914
Nov. 21
”
Empyema
M.
54
1912
Jan. 2
”
Chronic bronchitis
Certified three times as pulmonary
tuberculosis.
F.
17
1913
Sept. 11
”
Valvular disease of heart
(mitral and aortic)
F.
48
1914
April 19
”
Heart complaint
F.
50
1911
Dec. 25
”
Cancer of left lung and pleura
Certified twice as pulmonary
tuberculosis.
M.
72
1913
Oct. 20
”
Chronic bronchitis, one year :
Hemiplegia, two hours
M.
73
1912
Tune 25
”
Asthma and bronchitis
F.
41
1912
Mar. 26
Padd.Wkhse.
Cerebral haemorrhage :
Disease of heart
Inquest: Post-mortem.
F.
65
1911
Feb. 5
”
Morbus cordis : Bronchitis
Admitted Infirmary 1910.
M.
58
1908
Jan. 26
Padd. Infy.
Carcinoma ventriculi, perforation
: General peritonitis
Admitted Infirmary 1909,
1910, 1913, 1914 :
M.
45
1914
Nov. 26
”
Carcinoma of gall bladder
mortem examination.
Post-mortem examination.
M.
54
1910
July 25
”
Gastric ulcer
M.
33
1913
May 20
Chg.Cr. Hosp.
Acute septic nephritis
M.
49
1914
Oct. 14
Banstead Asl.
Carcinoma of pancreas
Post-mortem examination.
M.
4
1913
May 15
Qn. My. Hosp.
Bronchiectasis
M.
22
1913
May 11
Wick, N.B.
Heart disease