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Paddington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in institutions. 87
TABLE VII.
Deaths in Institutions.
| Local Institutions (Uncorrected). | Outlying Institutions. | Corrected Totals. | Equal to per cent. of all Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals. | Workhouse. | Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | | Lock Hospital. | Home of Compassion. | Women's Hospital for Children. | Totals. | Metropolitan Asylums Board. | General Hospitals. | Special Hospitals and Homes. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | |||
| 1904 | 780 | 66 | 261 | 360 | 92 | 1 | Opened in 1908 | Opened for In-patients Autumn, 1913. | 154 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 582 | 29.89 |
| 1905 | 806 | 91 | 233 | 387 | 91 | 4 | 146 | 13 | 48 | 81 | 49 | 5 | 578 | 29.47 | ||
| 1906 | 775 | 48 | 266 | 356 | 98 | 7 | 172 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 11 | 597 | 32.39 | ||
| 1907 | 770 | 22 | 325 | 332 | 88 | 3 | 205 | 27 | 60 | 36 | 59 | 23 | 655 | 32.52 | ||
| 1908 | 825 | 57 | 316 | 351 | 91 | — | 10 | 187 | 30 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 13 | 662 | 34.91 | |
| 1909 | 813 | 96 | 253 | 362 | 88 | 5 | 9 | 193 | 25 | 49 | 42 | 57 | 20 | 628 | 31.97 | |
| 1910 | 808 | 105 | 270 | 310 | 104 | 8 | 11 | 160 | 16 | 66 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 632 | 35.20 | |
| 1911 | 854 | 105 | 293 | 383 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 196 | 45 | 51 | 29 | 59 | 12 | 665 | 34.52 | |
| 1912 | 798 | 119 | 275 | 304 | 95 | 5 | Closed | 211 | 29 | 90 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 677 | 38.23 | |
| 1913 | 890 | 139 | 306 | 339 | 99 | 6 | 252 | 56 | 93 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 789 | 39.86 | ||
| Averages | ||||||||||||||||
| 1904-08 | 791 | 57 | 280 | 357 | 92 | 3 | — | - | 173 | 26 | 51 | 36 | 48 | 12 | 613 | 31.51 |
| 1909-13 | 833 | 113 | 281 | 339 | 88 | 7 | — | - | 202 | 34 | 70 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 678 | 35.93 |
| 1904-13 | 812 | 85 | 280 | 348 | 90 | 5 | - | - | 187 | 30 | 60 | 35 | 50 | 12 | 645 | 33.66 |
| 1914 | 791 | 123 | 301 | 273 | 75 | 8 | — | 11 | 265 | 39 | 82 | 48 | 75 | 21 | 759 | 40.05 |
TABLE VIII.
Deaths in Local, Public Institutions, 1914.
| Causes of Death. | Workhouse. | Infirmary. | Lock Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Women's Hospital for Children. | Nursing Homes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Acute Phthisis. | 1 | 43 | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Tub. Meningitis, A. Hydrocephalus | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 7 | 34 | ... | ... | 49 | ... | 9 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Simple Meningitis | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease, all forms | 33 | 42 | ... | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 31 | 25 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Lobular(Broncho-) Pneumonia | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 3 | l | ... |
| Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 9 | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 9 | ... | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Tumours (N.-M.), &c., Fern. Gen. Orgs | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | l | ... |
| Congenital Defects | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Old Age | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Violence | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 1 | ... |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other Causes | 15 | 29 | ... | 12 | 55 | ... | 5 |
| All Causes | 123 | 301 | 8 | 75 | 273 | 11 | 34 |
| Non-residents | 9 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 202 | 7 | 20 |