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Paddington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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causes of death.
Mortality (1-5 Years).
| Mean Rates. | Index Numbers. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages (years). | 1909-13. | 1919-23. | 1919-23. (1909-13=100.) | ||||||
| m. | f. | p. | M. | f. | P. | M. | f. | P. | |
| 1- | 3.90 | 29.07 | 31.50 | 18.90 | 18.72 | 18.81 | 54 | 64 | 60 |
| 2- | 11.96 | 11.80 | 11.88 | 8.65 | 8.91 | 8.78 | 72 | 75 | 74 |
| 3- | 6.56 | 6.40 | 6.48 | 4.55 | 5.43 | 4.99 | 69 | 85 | 77 |
| 4-5 | 5.79 | 5.94 | 5.86 | 5.76 | 5.47 | 5.62 | 99 | 92 | 96 |
| 1-5 | 14.55 | 13.36 | 13.96 | 9.83 | 9.98 | 9.90 | 68 | 75 | 71 |
CAUSES OF DEATH.
At Ages under One Year.—The deaths distributed according to cause are exhibited in Table 13,
together with the averages for 1918-22. The births recorded during the past year (males 1,347, females
1,273) were so nearly equal to the annual averages (males 1,373, females 1,294) that it has been thought
unnecessary to calculate the rates for the several causes, but the following rates for the groups of
causes—See Roman numerals in Table 13—sufficiently indicate the changes.
Mortality Rates. At Ages Under One Year.
| Group of Causes. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. | 1918-22. | 1923. | 1918-22. | |
| i. | 6.6 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| ii. | 5.9 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| iii. | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| iv. | 37.8 | 40.7 | 22.7 | 30.1 |
| v. | 21.5 | 24.7 | 14.8 | 19.3 |
| Other Causes | 5.9 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 8.5 |
| All Causes | 80.9 | 98.3 | 55.7 | 74.9 |
The only rates showing increases last year are those for Group I. (Common Infectious Diseases),
in which there was an increase of 127 per cent. in the mortality among males, and 1 of 105 in that
among females and Group III. (Tuberculous Diseases), in which there was an increase of 38 per cent.
in the mortality among males. If the deaths from Whooping Cough during 1923 had not exceeded
the average the mortality rate for males in Group I. would have been the same as the mean, and that
for females 19 per cent. less. The epidemic of that disease increased the mortality among males
by 3.8 per 1,000, and that among females by 6.3.
Below is shown a statement of the annual averages for 1909-13 and 1919-23 for the groups of
diseases used in the preceding paragraph. As before the expected averages for the second quinquennium
have been calculated—See " C."
Deaths: Annual Averages. At Ages Under One Year.
| Group of Diseases. | Males. | Females. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | |
| i. | 14 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| ii. | 32 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 28 |
| iii. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| iv. | 68 | 56 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 45 |
| v. | 45 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 30 |
| Otder Causes | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
A—Averages 1909-13. B—Averages 1919-23. C—Expected Averages 1919-23.