London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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classification of deaths.
| all causes | All Ages | Under 1 year of age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | f | Total | M | f | Total | |
| 665 | 753 | 1418 | 37 | 27 | 64 | |
| Typhoid & paratyphoid fevers | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | – | – | — | — | — | - |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | – |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 52 | 33 | 85 | — | — | — |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | — | - |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Cancer of uterus | - | 15 | 15 | — | — | - |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | — | - |
| Cancer of breast | — | 24 | 24 | — | – | — |
| Cancer of all other sites | 53 | 73 | 126 | — | – | - |
| Diabetes | 5 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 29 | 69 | 98 | — | — | - |
| Heart disease | 152 | 182 | 334 | — | - | - |
| Other circulatory diseases | 21 | 27 | 48 | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | 63 | 44 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 51 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | - | - |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | — | - |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Other digestive diseases | 18 | 19 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | — | - |
| Puerperal sepsis | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Other maternal causes | — | 2 | — | — | - | |
| Premature birth | 12 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Suicide | 8 | 9 | 17 | — | — | - |
| Road traffic accidents | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | — | - |
| Other violent causes | 67 | 76 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| All other causes - | 47 | 50 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 3 |