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Paddington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1929.
Selected Causes of Death Arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
| Period ended. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Influenza. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Diarrhoea & Enteritis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26th | _ | _ | 6 | _ | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| February 23rd | — | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 27 | 59 | 1 |
| March 23rd | 1 | 31 | — | 14 | 33 | 49 | 31 | 63 | 3 | |
| April 20th | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
| May 18th | — | — | 5 | - | 6 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 5 |
| June 15th | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| July 13th | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 31 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 |
| August 10th | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| September 7th | — | — | — | - | 5 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| October 5th | — | — | — | - | 8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| November 2nd | — | — | — | - | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| November 30th | — | — | — | - | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| December 31st | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Totals | 2 | — | 71 | 7 | 109 | 276 | 131 | 102 | 236 | 43 |
The foregoing table gives the numbers of deaths from the various causes as classified
locally. The figures differ somewhat from those supplied by the Registrar-General in
the table appearing below.
Deaths of Residents of the Borough, 1929, Sex-Age Distribution for Whole Borough.
| Cause of Death. | All Ages. | Deaths at Ages. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | |||||||||||||
| P. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| 2211 | 1035 | 1176 | 119 | 96 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 125 | 91 | 313 | 281 | 238 | 253 | 157 | 353 | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 71 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 131 | 41 | 90 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 36 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 111 | 68 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | l | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 284 | 117 | 167 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 55 | 70 | 34 | 54 | 22 | 35 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 25 | 8 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 74 | 22 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 14 |
| Heart Disease | 464 | 208 | 256 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 17 | 9 | 56 | 51 | 80 | 76 | 55 | 115 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 62 | 26 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 103 | 38 | 65 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 232 | 136 | 96 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 29 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 25 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, etc | 40 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | l | 1 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 56 | 26 | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital debility and Malformation, Prema | . | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ture Birth | 62 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 36 | 20 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other deaths from Violence | 63 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Other defined diseases | 270 | 143 | 127 | 12 | 13 | 1 | ... | l | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 46 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |