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Paddington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths in institutions.
Deaths in Institutions. Increases in Proportions compared with Averages 1909-13.
| Borough: 16 per cent. | |
|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. |
| Queen.s Park 9 | Westbourne 30 |
| Maida Vale 15 | Lancaster Gate, West 33 |
| Church 22 | Lancaster Gate, East 85 |
| Harrow Road 48 | Hyde Park 41 |
Analysing the deaths by the classes of the institutions (see below), slight reductions
are observed in the percentages for M.A.B. Hospitals and Voluntary Hospitals in 1921, when
compared with the averages for 1909-13. In the former instance, the proportion of deaths in
those hospitals depends on the prevalence of the infectious disease received at those
Hospitals, but there is no doubt that the lower fatality of those diseases, to which attention
has already been directed, has helped to reduce the proportions of deaths recorded in more
recent years in those Hospitals. The shrinkage in the proportion of deaths in Voluntary
Hospitals is unexpected, while the great increase (100 per cent.) noted under Special
Hospitals and Homes (including sanatoria but not nursing homes) is noteworthy.
Deaths in Institutions. Percentages of All Deaths, Corrected.
| M.A.B. Hospitals | Poor Law-Institutions | Lunatic Asylums | Voluntary Hospitals | Special Hospitals and Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-13 | 1.9 | 22.3 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 1.8 |
| 1914-18 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| 1919 | 1.7 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 1.6 |
| 1920 | 2.3 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 2.8 |
| 1921 | 1.8 | 27.8 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 1919-21 | 1.9 | 24.6 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 2.7 |
Private Nursing Homes—The deaths in this class of "institution" within the Borough
have—save for a temporary drop in 1917—steadily increased since 1914, in which year
34 deaths were recorded, 20 of the deceased persons being non-residents. Last year the
deaths numbered 66, including 35 of non-residents. Hitherto no complete notes have been
made of deaths of residents of the Borough in Homes in outlying districts.
VIII. STATISTICS OF CHILDHOOD.
0 to 5 years of age.
Infantile Mortality.—The corrected rate rose last year to 92 per 1,000 births, having
been 78 in 1920, and 91 in 1919. Last year.s rate compares favourably with the mean rates
for 1911-15 (108), and 1916-20 (98). The mean for the decennium 1911-20 was 104. (See
Table II.).
The appended figures show that the increase in the rate for last year was entirely due to
excessive mortality among male infants, the mortality among female in 1921 having been less
than it was in 1920.
Mortality Rates : Borough. Per 1,000 Births.
| 1909-13 | 1914-18 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 117 | 119 | 109 | 85 | 118 |
| Females | 94 | 98 | 73 | 70 | 65 |
The mortality rates recorded in the individual Wards—see below and Table III.—were
all higher last year than in 1920, except in Maida Vale Ward. The increases to be noted
in the rates for the two Lancaster Gate Wards are unsatisfactory, especially that in
Lancaster Gate, East.