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Paddington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Deaths, 1949.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex.Age Distribution.
| Cause of Death. | All Ages | Deaths at Ages | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | -(1) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Scarlet fever | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Whooping cough | 1(-) | -(2) | 1(2) | 1(-) | -(2) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Diphtheria | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 46(38) | 33(31) | 79(69) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 13(14) | 18(22) | 24(22) | 13(7) | 9(2) | 2(2) |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 2(8) | 4(4) | 6(12) | -(-) | - (1) | 1(-) | -(1) | -(2) | 1(-) | -(6) | 1(1) | 1(-) | 2(1) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Syphilitic diseases | 14(7) | 4(7) | 18(14) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(2) | 7(3) | 2(2) | 6(4) | 2(3) |
| Influenza | 7(2) | 5(1) | 12(3) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 2(1) | 1(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 5(1) | 4(1) |
| Measles | 1(2) | 1(-) | 2(2) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(2) | 1(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Acute polio.myelitis and polioencephalitis | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | -(-) | -(1) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males) | 10(10) | -(-) | 10(10) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 4(4) | -(-) | 6(6) | -(-) |
| Cancer of uterus | -(-) | 19(16) | 19(16) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 4(-) | -(-) | 10(11) | -(-) | 5(5) |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 26(12) | 17(18) | 43(30) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 2(1) | -(1) | 13(4) | 3(1) | 11(7) | 14(16) |
| Cancer of breast | -(-) | 26(25) | 26(25) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 4(3) | -(-) | 10(12) | -(-) | 12(10) |
| Cancer of all other sites | 99(94) | 71(66) | 170(160) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(1) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(-) | 6(8) | 5(6) | 40(42) | 32(24) | 51(43) | 34(36) |
| Diabetes | 4(4) | 4(3) | 8(7) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(2) | -(-) | 1(1) | 1(1) | 3(1) | 3(2) |
| Intra.cranial vascular lesions | 43(46) | 72(79) | 115(125) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | 1(1) | 10(10) | 18(11) | 32(36) | 53(67) |
| Heart disease | 184(165) | 186(167) | 370(332) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 14(9) | 4(4) | 53(46) | 24(15) | 117(110) | 158(148) |
| Other circulatory diseases | 50(42) | 49(47) | 99(89) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(1) | -(1) | 8(12) | 8(7) | 41(29) | 41(39) |
| Bronchitis | 63 (53) | 43 (34) | 106 (87] | 3 (4) | - (1) | - (1) | - (1) | - (-) | - (-) | 1(3) | 1(-) | 17(5) | 7(5) | 42(40) | 35(27) |
| Pneumonia | 43(39) | 53(42) | 96(81) | 4(4) | 5(7) | 2(1) | 1(1) | -(-) | -(-) | 3 (1) | 3 (3) | 4 (5) | 5 (4) | 30 (28) | 39(27) |
| Other respiratory diseases | 9(9) | 8(8) | 17(17) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(3) | 1(1) | 6(-) | 2(3) | 3(6) | 5(3) |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 14(14) | 6(8) | 20(22) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(1) | 1(1) | 7(10) | 3(2) | 6(3) | 2(5) |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1(6) | 1(2) | 2(8) | -(5) | 1(2) | 1(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Appendicitis | 1(1) | 1(3) | 2(4) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(3) | -(1) | -(-) |
| Other digestive diseases | 18(15) | 10(15) | 28(30) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(—) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | 3(-) | 1(-) | 6(7) | 3(7) | 8(8) | 6 (7) |
| Nephritis | 10(13) | 18(11) | 28(24) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | 4(2) | 5(1) | 2(1) | 4(1) | 4(9) | 9(9) |
| Puerperal sepsis | -(-) | 2(2) | 2(2) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 2(2) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Other maternal causes | -(-) | -(1) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Premature birth | 5(11) | 7(7) | 12(18) | 5(11) | 7(7) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 18(23) | 11(8) | 29(31) | 17(22) | 8(7) | 1(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(1) | 2(-1) | -(-) | 1(1) |
| Suicide | 21(14) | 7(15) | 28(29) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 7(9) | 4(4) | 11(3) | 3(8) | 3(2) | -(3) |
| Road traffic accidents | 10(5) | 3(3) | 13(8) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(-) | 1(1) | -(-) | 5(1) | 2(-) | -(2) | 1(3) | 3(1) | -(-) |
| Other violent causes | 23(25) | 27(20) | 50(45) | 6(4) | 1(4) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | 1(1) | 3(5) | 3(4) | 4(4) | 4(2) | 9(12) | 18(9) |
| All other causes | 31(45) | 47(31) | 78(76) | -(3) | -(-) | -(1) | 1(-) | 1(1) | -(-) | 3(6) | 6(7) | 9(4) | 9(7) | 18(30) | 31(17) |
| All Causes (Totals) | 754(704) | 735(677) | 1,489(1,381) | 36(53) | 22(32) | 9(7) | 4(4) | 4(5) | 2(1) | 70(74) | 67(66) | 228(186) | 166(137) | 407(379) | 474 (437) |